<div dir="ltr"><span class="" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you have already heard the good news: MIT now provides backup childcare for students at a heavily subsidized rate of $5 per hour. See below for details. (This is the official announcement that was sent out to departments yesterday) </div>
<div><br></div><div>If you haven't had a chance to read the latest issue of The Tech, here is an article we wrote on childcare: </div><div><a href="http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N29/childcare.html">http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N29/childcare.html</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>I hope many of you will take advantage of this new program!</div><div>All the best,</div><div>Anna</div><div><br></div><div><font class="" color="#999999">GSC Family Subcommittee chair</font></div>
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<b>Backup Child Care Program for Students available</b></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">Full program description: (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students</a>)</p>
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The MIT Work Life-Center, the Graduate Student Council, and the Office of the Provost, with the support of the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and the Office of the Chancellor, are pleased to announce a new one-year pilot program to offer affordable quality, subsidized backup child care to students for the 2013-2014 academic year, starting July 1, 2013 and running through June 30, 2014. </p>
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<b>Program benefits: </b></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">Screened, trained caregivers available on short notice to provide childcare, day or evening, 7 days a week</li>
<li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">Subsidized cost of only <b>$5 per hour</b></li><li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">
Parents in a Pinch, Inc. is a nation-wide service provider; in addition to local service, a parent may take her or his child halfway across the country, and arrange for care coverage while at a conference or other commitment</li>
<li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">MIT students can use the service at the subsidized rate up to 10 times annually, for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 hours each time.</li>
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<b>To use the program: </b></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">Students must <b>pre-register online (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students</a>)</b></li>
<li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">After that, the student simply calls Parents in a Pinch <a href="tel:%28617%29%20739-5437%2C%20ext.%20114" value="+16177395437" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(617) 739-5437, ext. 114</a> during their business hours to relay his or her specific need</li>
<li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">A caregiver that matches the need will call to confirm the details of the job</li><li style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">
At the end of the specified time period, the parent signs a time sheet, and his or her credit card is charged for the co-payment. </li></ul><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman';min-height:15px">
<br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">The many proponents of this program sincerely hope that MIT students will take full advantage of the benefits, as this first year of usage will provide valuable data to student leaders and administrators on whether and how to continue the program. </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria">For questions about using the new program, feel free to contact the MIT Work Life Center (<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(44,44,251)">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome</span></a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(44,44,251)">) </span>at <a href="mailto:worklife@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(44,44,251)">worklife@mit.edu</span></a>. To offer your comments on the pilot concept, please contact the GSC Family Subcommittee (<a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/hca/family/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/hca/family/</a>) at <a style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(44,44,251)">gsc-hca-family-chair@mit.edu</span></a>. </p>
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<br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Cambria;color:rgb(44,44,251)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Resources for student families (<a href="http://odge.mit.edu/community/resources-for-grad-families/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="text-decoration:underline">http://odge.mit.edu/community/resources-for-grad-families/</span></a>)</span></p>
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