Oregon’s Already Fragile Childcare System Faces Uncertain Future

A little over a month ago, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown gave child care centers a choice: continue to operate with a focus on the children of "essential workers," or shut your doors. Nearly half closed.

"Child care businesses operate on razor-thin margins, and without significant support many of them won't make it to the other side of the pandemic," said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton.