[bioundgrd] Fwd: Backup Child Care Program for Students continues

[Janice Chang]

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From: Heather Konar <heatherf at MIT.EDU<mailto:heatherf at MIT.EDU>>
Date: July 2, 2014 12:36:52 PM EDT
Subject: Backup Child Care Program for Students continues

Backup Child Care Program for Students continues
Full program description: (http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students)

MIT is pleased to offer a program of subsidized backup childcare for MIT undergraduate and graduate students as part of our support for student families. This program is sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and administered by the MIT Work-Life Center, following a successful pilot program last year.

Program benefits:

  *   Screened, trained caregivers available on short notice to provide childcare, day or evening, 7 days a week
  *   Subsidized cost of only $5 per hour
  *   Care.com<http://Care.com/> 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
  *   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.


To use the program:


  *   Students must pre-register online each year (Please complete the pre-registration online here<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/piap/student>, students only)
  *   After that, the student simply calls Care.com<http://Care.com/> BackupCare, provided by Parents in a Pinch at (855) 781-1303, ext. 1 during their business hours to relay his or her specific need
  *   A caregiver that matches the need will call to confirm the details of the job
  *   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.

For questions about using the new program, contact the MIT Work Life Center (http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome) at worklife at mit.edu<mailto:worklife at mit.edu>. See also: Resources for student families (http://odge.mit.edu/community/resources-for-grad-families/)


Thank you!
Heather

Heather Konar
Communications Officer
Office of the Dean for Graduate Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://odge.mit.edu/news/
Room 35-332
(617) 253-1940
konar at mit.edu<mailto:konar at mit.edu>


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