Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 329A.110

(1) Child care resource and referral programs involving a statewide network of local resource and referral agencies coordinated centrally are essential to long-range solutions to the child care crisis. Services may be both public and private ventures, which meet the needs of diverse audiences including, but not limited to:

(2) The state has an essential role in solving the child care crisis by becoming a stable partner with parents, local communities, employers and private contributors in developing solid child care resource and referral agencies for all citizens.