The RoundUp Brief https://roundupece.com/blog/ Childcare today, for directors and families: US child care news, Oregon licensing rules, and how-tos for RoundUp. en-us Your first two weeks on RoundUp: a setup order that works https://roundupece.com/blog/first-two-weeks-on-roundup/ https://roundupece.com/blog/first-two-weeks-on-roundup/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Using RoundUp The order to set up a child care center in RoundUp: center and rooms, staff, roster import, pickups, payments, the kiosk tablet, then families. The federal subsidy rules changed on July 13. Here's what it means for your center. https://roundupece.com/blog/ccdf-rule-2026/ https://roundupece.com/blog/ccdf-rule-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Childcare today HHS's 2026 CCDF rule removed the 7% copay cap and the requirements to pay providers in advance and by enrollment. What changed, and where Oregon stands. ERDC in 2026: the budget gap, the June rule changes, and ELMS on October 14 https://roundupece.com/blog/erdc-2026-elms/ https://roundupece.com/blog/erdc-2026-elms/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Oregon Oregon's ERDC subsidy faces a structural deficit, new absence and rate rules took effect June 1, and DELC's ELMS system launches October 14. A checklist for directors. Oregon's new suspension and expulsion rules: what every certified center needs by now https://roundupece.com/blog/oregon-expulsion-prevention-rules/ https://roundupece.com/blog/oregon-expulsion-prevention-rules/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Oregon Oregon's suspension and expulsion prevention rules took effect September 1, 2026. The written policy, Every Child Belongs, temporary safety-based interventions, and deadlines. Measles, exemptions and your immunization records: a fall checklist https://roundupece.com/blog/measles-immunization-records-2026/ https://roundupece.com/blog/measles-immunization-records-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Childcare today U.S. measles cases hit 3,294 in 2026 and 11% of Oregon kindergartners have an exemption. What Oregon requires of certified centers, and what to do before a case. Smoke, heat and outdoor play: Oregon's stricter 2026 guidance https://roundupece.com/blog/smoke-heat-outdoor-play-2026/ https://roundupece.com/blog/smoke-heat-outdoor-play-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Oregon OHA's June 2026 air quality guide treats every child as sensitive to smoke. The AQI bands for child care outdoor play, indoor air, heat, and staff rules. Child care jobs in 2026: above pre-pandemic levels, but slipping since January https://roundupece.com/blog/childcare-workforce-2026/ https://roundupece.com/blog/childcare-workforce-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Childcare today Federal data on child care employment and wages in 2026, what educators told NAEYC, and what Oregon directors can do about hiring and retention. Bigger child care tax breaks in 2026: the family credit, a $7,500 FSA, and the employer credit https://roundupece.com/blog/childcare-tax-changes-2026/ https://roundupece.com/blog/childcare-tax-changes-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Childcare today The 2025 tax law raised the Child and Dependent Care Credit, the dependent care FSA limit and the employer child care credit (45F) starting in 2026. What families and centers should know. Oregon center ratios, by room: the 2026 cheatsheet https://roundupece.com/blog/oregon-occ-ratios/ https://roundupece.com/blog/oregon-occ-ratios/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Oregon Staff-to-child ratios and group sizes for Oregon certified child care centers under OAR 414-305-0400, with the edges where centers slip.