Oregon Early Learning Division

The Oregon Early Learning Division, under the authority of the Oregon Department of Education, supports preschool services in the U.S. state of Oregon. The division has three primary objectives:[1]

  • ensuring that students are prepared to succeed in Kindergarten
  • promoting stable families
  • coordinating effective support for families with preschool-aged children

Early Learning Division
Agency overview
TypeEarly Childhood
JurisdictionPublic and private preschool and childcare agencies in Oregon
HeadquartersSalem, Oregon
Annual budget$218.5 million USD (2018)
Agency executive
  • Miriam Calderon, Acting Early Learning System Director
Websiteoregonearlylearning.com

The work of the division is overseen by a 19-member Early Learning Council and the Oregon Chief Education Office.[1][2] The first director of the Division was Jada Rupley, who served from 2013 to her retirement in August 2014. Governor Kitzhaber appointed Megan Irwin as Rupley's successor in 2015.[3] Miriam Calderon has served as the Early Learning System Director since 2017.[4]

References
  1. "Cross-Sector Regional Collaboration | Chief Education Office". education.oregon.gov. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. "Early Learning Council". Oregon's Early Learning Division. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. "Megan Irwin to head Oregon early learning division". KATU-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  4. "Governor Brown Welcomes Early Learning System Director Miriam Calderon". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

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