SOWIB Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board

Childcare

Early Childhood Education

A registered apprenticeship in Childcare. Whether you can apply depends on which of SOWIB’s three counties you are in, and the answer changes as each county’s applicant pool fills.

Right now

Can you apply, county by county

Where you would apply for the Early Childhood Education apprenticeship, and which counties it is open in A schematic of the three-county service network, not drawn to scale, with each county marked by this program's application status. Coos County is accepting applications. Curry County is accepting applications. Douglas County is paused. Five of the eight staffed addresses SOWIB publishes are in Coos Bay, two are in Roseburg over the Coast Range, and one is in Brookings at the south end of the coast highway. Coos Curry Douglas Coast Range about four hours across Coos Bay WorkSource Coos Alternative Youth Activities Recruit HIPPO Southwestern Oregon Community College South Coast Business (SCB) Coquille county seat no staffed address Bandon no staffed address Port Orford no staffed address Gold Beach county seat no staffed address Brookings WorkSource Curry Roseburg county seat WorkSource Douglas Umpqua Community College
A solid county run is accepting applications, a heavy run is paused, and a dashed run is a county this program's page names neither way. Schematic, not to scale.

  • Coos County

    County seat · Coquille
    Accepting applications

    As of July 21, 2025, applicants may apply for the apprenticeship in Coos and Curry Counties.

  • Curry County

    County seat · Gold Beach
    Accepting applications

    As of July 21, 2025, applicants may apply for the apprenticeship in Coos and Curry Counties.

  • Douglas County

    County seat · Roseburg
    Paused here

    Thank you for your interest in the Early Childhood Education apprenticeship program. Starting April 22, 2025, we will pause accepting new apprentice applications for Douglas County.

Contact

Who to ask

lpumphrey@sowib.org

The Early Childhood Education program page also carries an equal opportunity statement.

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