About Us

 

Welcome!

Let us come to you! A+ Child Care to You, established in 2007 is committed to providing high quality and affordable on-site event based child care which promotes play, fitness, and education.

We travel across the Multnomah County and beyond to set up a safe and engaging environment for children of all ages, including a variety of crafts and children’s activities. Meanwhile, parents are near by attending an event such as a conference, workshop, wedding, celebration or a community affair. While we supply all the bells and whistles for the children to have a great time, we ask the host requesting child care to provide the room, tables, chairs, and food.

We also offer on-call temporary child care for families on an individual basis.

Goals

These four goals drive all of our efforts!

1. Establish A+ Child Care to You as an excellent resource and leader for on-site child care initiatives.
2. Provide high quality child care that supports families balancing work and activities.
3. Empower children’s developmental growth through exploratory and hands-on play.
4. Bridge the gap between families needing access to high quality affordable child care and professionals whom provide optimal child care services.

Child Care You Can Trust

Our superb network of child care providers bring knowledge, experience and know-how designed to put children at ease in a new situation. Parents can take comfort in the knowledge that all child care providers have a passion to be actively engaged with children and have successfully completed our thorough screening process. As safety is our #1 priority we carry Commercial Liability Insurance which covers all employee’s. Parents appreciate such high quality of care when they know their children are in a safe, caring, and fun environment.

A+ Child Care to You is an active member of the National Association for the Education of young Children (NAEYC), a professional organization setting higher standards for child care settings and providing professional developments inchildhood early  education. The National Association for the Education of Young Children mission statement asserts that, “NAEYC’s mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources…. Since 1926, NAEYC has led the way toward excellence in early childhood education. There are early 90,000 members that include teachers, administrators, parents, educators, policy makers, and others committed to bringing high-quality early education and care to all young children.”

A+ Child Care to You is on step 10 of the Oregon Registry: Pathways to Professional Development. In addition, we are recognized for the following professional enhancements, “1-5 years of Professional Experience and a Commitment to a Professional Code of Ethics.” The Oregon Registry is made possible through the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education (OCCD). The OCCD, “provides leadership in the development and operation of integrated and statewide professional development standards and systems. OCCD promotes professional development to achieve high quality care and education for children and youth, and creates and supports training and education.”

A+ Child Care to You is a certified Women and Emerging Small Business (WESB). In order to receive this this certification we provided documentation of everything from our business license and insurance to our goals and projections. Thus, A+ Child Care to You is eligible to receive further contracting opportunities with state, county, city and special jurisdictions. Some of the jurisdictions include the city of Portland, Multnomah County, METRO and the Portland Development Commission (PDC).

As a proud parent and the business owner of A+ Child Care to You, I strive to put parents at ease knowing that their children are in a healthy, safe, and engaging environment. A+ Child Care to You is an outgrowth from Babysitters on Call, which is a similar business in Bend Oregon I worked with for 5 years full time and from afar have continued to work together as sister business partners. In addition, I have a great deal of experience assisting in early child development centers, elementary classrooms and student internships with professional organizations. With great excitement I completed my Bachelors in Child and Family Studies with a focus in Education from Portland State University in 2008.

Biz Owner, Amie Pico