Daycare Preschool Parking Lot Striping in Forest Grove, Oregon: 2026 Service Guide

Striping a Daycare or Preschool Lot in Forest Grove

A daycare lot has the highest stakes of any parking surface, because small children move through it twice a day. Parents pull in for drop-off and pickup in tight windows, often with a child in one arm and a bag in the other, and the lot has to make those movements slow, predictable, and safe. In Forest Grove, where preschools and childcare centers serve families across this Pacific University college town and the surrounding western Tualatin Valley, careful striping is the difference between a smooth morning and a dangerous one.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt restripes daycare and preschool lots throughout Forest Grove and the surrounding Washington County area. Here is what a childcare lot needs, what the work costs, and how the local climate shapes the schedule.

What a Daycare or Preschool Lot Needs From Its Striping

Childcare parking is choreography, and the striping is what directs it safely:

• Drop-off and pickup queue choreography, with lanes striped so the morning and afternoon rushes move in a single predictable direction
• ADA and stroller-loading stalls near the entrance, with access aisles wide enough to unload a child, a car seat, or a stroller safely
• A staff-only zone kept separate from the family queue so employee parking does not clog the drop-off flow
• Bus and van loading spaces marked for programs that run transportation
• Crossing-guard crosswalk paint giving children a bold, unmistakable path from the lot to the door
• Child-safety striping required under Oregon's childcare licensing site-safety expectations

The crosswalk and the drop-off queue are the markings that matter most, because they are what keep a child from stepping into a moving-car path.

What Daycare and Preschool Striping Costs

Cojo does not quote a flat rate, since every lot is different. The figures below are the national industry baselines contractors use as a starting reference. Treat them as a budgeting frame, not a quote.

Industry baseline ranges shown below. Actual costs vary with surface condition, paint type, layout complexity, and current market conditions.

Service	Industry Baseline Range
Per-space restriping (existing layout)	$3–$6 per space
100-space lot restripe	$550–$1,000
New layout striping (100 spaces)	$900–$1,500
ADA-compliant space (complete)	$200–$350 per space
Crosswalk striping	$30–$75 each
Directional arrows	$25–$50 each

Actual project costs around Forest Grove often run above these baselines, especially when a lot needs a clear drop-off queue, crosswalks, and stroller-loading stalls. Our parking lot striping cost in Oregon guide covers regional pricing in more depth.

Why Safety Markings Drive the Number

A childcare lot's value is in its safety markings. The crosswalks need to be bold and durable, the drop-off queue takes careful lane planning, and the ADA and stroller-loading stalls require exact dimensions with blue paint, the accessibility symbol, and signage. These are the line items a contractor measures before quoting, and they are also what a licensing inspector checks.

Factors That Affect Your Forest Grove Project

Surface Condition

Sound asphalt takes paint right away. Lots with cracking, oil stains, or a worn sealcoat need prep first, which adds to the total. Combining the work with a fresh sealcoat gives the lines a clean base and a longer life, important for markings children rely on.

Paint Type and Durability

• Water-based latex — most common and lowest cost, lasting about 12 to 24 months locally
• Oil-based — stronger adhesion and longer life at a moderate upcharge
• Thermoplastic — premium and most durable, a strong choice for crosswalks that must stay bold

Climate and the Tualatin Valley

Forest Grove sits in the western Tualatin Valley near wine country, with damp, mild winters and warm, dry summers. Traffic paint needs a dry surface above 50°F to cure, so the striping season runs late spring through early fall. Booking early in that window helps secure a date.

What a Contractor Can't See Until Work Begins

A careful walk-through still misses some conditions: paint peeling under the top layer, oil saturated deep in the asphalt, cracks hidden beneath faded crosswalks, and ADA stalls that no longer meet current standards. Any of these can change the scope once work begins, which is why an on-site assessment beats a price chart.

When to Restripe Your Forest Grove Daycare Lot

Restripe when crosswalks or queue lanes fade past about 50 percent visibility, when ADA or stroller stalls lose definition, when parents drift out of the drop-off lane, or after a licensing or compliance note. A freshly sealcoated lot also needs new lines.

Cojo serves daycares and preschools across Forest Grove and the western Washington County area. We measure the lot, evaluate the surface, and deliver a transparent, site-specific quote. Explore our professional striping services, view our work, or request a free quote. For local context, see our parking lot striping in Forest Grove overview.