Oregon wasted $1.4M meant to expand preschool access for low-income children, audit finds

Oregon State Auditors warn of wasteful spending on low-income preschool program

Oregon State Auditors are raising serious red flags about how money is being spent in a major preschool program.

Oregon preschool program overpaid providers and mismanaged funds, report finds

Close to $3 million of public funds were wasted on payments and awards made to child care providers enrolled in the statewide Preschool Promise program, according to an audit from the Secretary of State’s Office released Wednesday.

Lack of grant oversight led to $1.4 million in wasteful Preschool Promise payments, audit finds

A state grant program to provide free preschool to kids from low-income families sent more than a million dollars in “potentially wasteful” payments to preschool providers between 2021 and 2024, a new audit from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office…

Secretary of State probe flags $3M in waste, potential fraud in Oregon Preschool Promise

A complained from a concerned citizen sparked the Secreatry of State

Oregon wasted $1.4M meant to expand preschool access for low-income children, audit finds

Managers in Oregon’s Early Learning Division wasted $1.4 million meant to expand preschool access for low-income children, an audit by the Secretary of State’s Office found.

Audit calls out 'wasteful,' 'improper' payments in Oregon preschool program

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Millions of dollars in funding for an Oregon preschool program have been wasted or mismanaged, according to state watchdogs. An audit released by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday revealed that $1.4 million in grants for Preschool Promise were considered to be “wasteful” by investigators, while another $1.5 million in payments were determined as improper in some way. 2 ‘high response’ areas in Salem…