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Even in the best of circumstances, parenting is hard. If you are dealing with overwhelming stress and worried about the well-being of your child… MountainStar is here to help!
We help families by enrolling them in our Outreach program first to determine the level of intervention needed from MountainStar. After a family starts participating in the outreach program and based on the family's needs, the outreach coordinator may help the family transition into the therapeutic classroom program. In this program, the child is matched with an interventionist (teacher + home visitor) to participate in weekly classroom sessions, home visits, parent education, and fairy god parent matching to provide needed supplies. We are a needs based program that engages with parents of highest need first to better strengthen families to keep children safe in our community. We understand Central Oregon is a child care desert and we feel for all families experiencing difficulties finding care, however it is important to note that we are not a typical childcare center. Children in MountainStar's Relief Nursery program are in our classrooms for six hours per week.
Asking for help is a sign of strength!
I’ve never meant a group of people rally behind children the way these people do, and all without judgement of the parent or situation, they just want to help. It’s genuine, honest, sincere love they have for what they are doing.
-MountainStar Parent
You can call your local MountainStar office or fill out the form below and we'll contact you as soon as we can.
If this is an emergency, please call 911.
Bend: 541-322-6820
La Pine: 541-907-1987
Madras: 541-475-2537
Prineville: 541-416-0146
Redmond: 541-527-1025
If you do not live in Central Oregon, you can find other relief nurseries throughout the state through the Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries.
If you are in need of help please fill out the form below.