Child-care centers are licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. Group sizes, adult-to-child ratios and the number of square feet required per child are all regulated by law.

Centers begin offering spots the first week in April. Enrollment is then ongoing until all spots are filled.

No, families must apply to each center individually. You can apply to one or more centers using the universal online application, available at the web sites of each of the centers. You will only need to enter your family’s information once. You will need to indicate, however, which centers you wish to receive your application by checking the relevant boxes.

Yes, members of the community may enroll on a space-available basis. People who do not have a current Harvard affiliation are offered spots only after ...

Child care center tuition payments go directly to Campus Child Care, Inc. (CCC), the independent, nonprofit organization that comprises all six child care centers. Eighty-five percent of child-care centers’ budgets go to salaries and benefits.

Some of the child care centers are able to make a limited amount of internally generated financial aid available each year. Consult individual centers for more information.

Benefits-eligible faculty, staff and postdocs may be eligible for one of several child care scholarship programs. Please go here for more information.

There is currently no child care funding available for students.