Early Childhood CARES

What Early Childhood CARES does

Early Childhood CARES is a publicly-funded early intervention and early childhood special education program operating as part of the University of Oregon College of Education and as a subcontractor of Lane Education Service District (ESD). The organization serves approximately 1,600 infants, toddlers, and preschool children per year in Lane County who have developmental delays or disabilities, delivering services across two tracks: Early Intervention (EI) for children birth through age 2 and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) for children ages 3 through 5. Service delivery is individualized through annually developed Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and is staffed by a roster of 100+ licensed or authorized professionals spanning early intervention/ECSE, speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.

The revenue model is non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to eligible families, with no insurance required and no fees collected from beneficiaries. Funding flows from the Oregon Department of Education using a combination of state and federal dollars, routed through the Lane ESD contractual relationship. The program operates inside a regulatory framework that designates it as a public provider within its service area, with no disclosed alternative revenue streams, pricing tiers, or third-party billing. Operations are anchored at 1500 W. 12th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon.

Go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven rather than sales-driven. Referrals are accepted from anyone — including parents, physicians, child care providers, preschool teachers, and other public agencies — for children birth to five with developmental concerns. An Intake Coordinator guides families through a six-step enrollment process, with downstream engagement maintained through a Parent Portal for electronic paperwork, monthly Family Newsletters via the Smore platform, and recorded Parent Chats covering topics such as potty training, screen time, and kindergarten transitions. The firmographic headcount is 38, while the staff directory reflects 100+ individuals including specialists, coordinators, administrative staff, and support personnel, indicating substantial involvement of contractors, practicum students, and part-time clinical staff.

Name

Early Childhood CARES

Legal name

Early Childhood CARES

Website

https://earlychildhoodcares.uoregon.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Early Childhood CARES is a publicly-funded program within the University of Oregon College of Education that delivers free early intervention and early childhood special education services to approximately 1,600 infants, toddlers, and preschool children with developmental delays or disabilities annually in Lane County, Oregon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Special Education and Early Intervention Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Early Intervention OT (Birth–3) / Preschool OT (EDAKAFAJ), Physical Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAD)

Keywords

• Early intervention services
• Early childhood special education
• Developmental delay services
• Speech and occupational therapy
• Individualized family service plans

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (State and Federal): Funded by the Oregon Department of Education with state and federal dollars. Services are provided at no cost to eligible children and families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Early Childhood CARES delivers free Early Intervention (EI) services to infants and toddlers from birth through age 2 and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) services to preschool children ages 3 through 5 who have developmental delays or disabilities in Lane County, Oregon. Services are provided by licensed or authorized professionals in early intervention/ECSE, speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, and are organized around an annually developed Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). All services are funded by the Oregon Department of Education with state and federal dollars and provided at no cost to eligible families.

Product overview

Early Childhood CARES is a single, unified service program providing early intervention and early childhood special education services. The organization operates two core service tracks: Early Intervention (EI) for children newborn through age 2, and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) for children ages 3-5. Services are delivered through individualized family service plans (IFSP), with specialized therapies (speech, physical, occupational) and include a Parent Portal for electronic paperwork management, Family Newsletters for communications, and Parent Chats for educational content. All services are provided free of charge to eligible children in Lane County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Intervention (EI) Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,600 children served annually

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lane Education Service District (ESD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Childhood CARES is a subcontractor of Lane Education Service District, working collaboratively to provide early intervention and early childhood special education services in Lane County.
• University of Oregon, College of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Childhood CARES is part of the College of Education at the University of Oregon, providing academic affiliation and institutional support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Lane Education Service District: Parent organization of Early Childhood CARES via subcontract arrangement. Comparable in mission and service mix — Lane ESD coordinates regional K-12 and early childhood programs across Lane County, with Early Childhood CARES as its EI/ECSE subcontractor.

Direct peers

• Clackamas Early Childhood Program: Runs the Early Intervention and ECSE services for Clackamas County through Clackamas ESD. Direct peer offering the same birth-to-five developmental services under the same state funding regime, differing only in geographic catchment.
• Multnomah Early Childhood Program: Operates the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education program for Multnomah County, Oregon, under the Multnomah Education Service District. Direct peer to Early Childhood CARES — same Oregon EI/ECSE mandate, same Oregon Department of Education funding model, similar multidisciplinary provider team serving children birth to five in a single county.
• Northwest Regional Education Service District: Regional ESD serving Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, and Washington counties with EI/ECSE programming. Peer in structure and mission, though it covers a multi-county rural region rather than a single urban county like Lane.
• High Desert Education Service District: Provides EI/ECSE services across Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. Comparable Oregon EI/ECSE program operating under the same state subcontractor model, with similar referral-based GTM and multidisciplinary provider team.
• Washington County EI/ECSE Program: Provides Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education services in Washington County under Hillsboro School District. Direct peer operating under the same Oregon IDEA framework with comparable service mix (speech, PT, OT, EI/ECSE).

Others

• Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA): Federally funded technical assistance center supporting state EI/ECSE systems, including Oregon's. Indirect ecosystem peer — not a service provider but a policy and best-practice resource that shapes the regulatory environment in which Early Childhood CARES operates.
• Brookes Publishing: Publisher of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) — the screening tool Early Childhood CARES uses in its referral pipeline. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose product enables the program's front-end developmental screening workflow.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): Professional membership association setting standards and accrediting early childhood programs. Adjacent to Early Childhood CARES as the governing body for the broader early-childhood education field in which the program operates.

Emerging players

• ZERO TO THREE: National nonprofit advancing infant and toddler development policy, research, and practice. Comparable mission focus on the birth-to-three population served by Early Childhood CARES' EI track, with overlapping emphasis on family-centered services and developmental screening.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/earlychildhoodcares
• Instagraminstagram.com/earlychildhoodcares
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/early-childhood-cares

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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