Each center offers spaces to current families first, giving returning children and siblings priority. Preference is then given to Harvard affiliates according to a tier system established by the university. Harvard faculty who are eligible for the ACCESS Program are considered Tier 1A and have priority enrollment on up to half of child care center slots. Preference is then given to other benefits-eligible faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows on a regular Harvard payroll, and to active degree students, all of whom comprise Tier 1. Other people who have a direct affiliation with Harvard and have a Harvard ID number (HUID) but receive their salary and benefits from someone other than Harvard University are considered Tier 2. (Please note that people with HUIDs from Harvard Sponsored Roles, such as volunteers, customers, vendors, and contractors, are not included in Tier 2. They are considered Tier 3). Following Tier 1 and Tier 2 assignments, slots are allocated to all others, including alumni and members of the local communities, generally considered in Tier 3.
Tier 3 siblings: Families who are tier 3 will not be given a priority for enrollment of siblings unless the space open for the sibling does not have any tier 1A, 1 or 2 prospects on the waiting list. This means that a tier 3 family may have to wait while the center offers an open spot to tier 1A, 1 or 2 families before they receive an offer of a space.
Timing of affiliation: Note that for all tiers, affiliation status is determined for the time of child-care center enrollment, not the time of application: In order to be considered Tier 1, for example, you must be a benefits-eligible employee or a degree student as of the day your child starts care. For specific questions about your tier status, please email worklife@harvard.edu.
The timing and prioritization of enrollment offers remain at the discretion of CCC after consultation with the Center Director.
Campus Child Care, Inc. admits families regardless of race, creed, color, religion, cultural heritage, national origin, disability, gender identity, and regardless of parents' marital status, sexual orientation or political beliefs.