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.

No, housing location does not confer any sort of preference for child care centers. Families must apply, and children are enrolled on a space-available basis according to the ...

No, being affiliated with Harvard does not guarantee campus child care, although it does give families preference for enrollment. Families must apply, and children are enrolled on a space-available basis, according to a ...

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 ...

The cost of high quality child care is in the number and qualifications of caregivers. An overwhelming body of evidence connects educated and experienced caregivers, small group sizes, and low teacher-to-child ratios with high-quality early-childhood programs. Centers have a longstanding commitment to investing in recruiting and retaining skilled and experienced teachers. Across the six centers, most teachers have BA, MA or higher degrees; many group sizes are smaller and teacher/child ratios are lower than both National Association for the...

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.

Between 1964 and 1976, six non-profit child care centers were founded on Harvard’s campuses, by and for Harvard’s students, faculty and staff.  Hosted in Harvard space and tailored to their individual communities’ needs, they were governed by parent-run boards of directors and operated independently from one another and the university. In 2017, they unified as a single new nonprofit organization, Campus Child Care, Inc, (CCC) with a view to streamlining their administrative functions, strengthening collaboration across centers, and improving...

There are several state and local resources that can help you identify other group child care options. Please visit this page to learn more.

 

The University has a number of options for resolving workplace problems that will maintain your confidentiality. You can find a list here. If you’re not sure where to start, the Employee Assistance Program (which serves...

Several kinds of financial planning assistance are available through Harvard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP). From establishing a budget to planning for college expenses, the EAP provides resources that can help. The EAP offers immediate, free, and confidential help for all Harvard employees and their household members. If you are eligible for these services, you can reach the EAP any day, at any time; contact information may be found on ...

Harvard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) can help with both personal and workplace concerns. The EAP offers immediate, free, and confidential help for all Harvard employees and their household members. If you are eligible for these services, you can reach the EAP any day, at any time for personal or work-related concerns about yourself, family, friends, or coworkers; contact information may be found on ...

In-home back-up care for children and adults is provided to eligible Harvard faculty and staff through Care.com Backup Care. Care can be provided for adults or children. Harvard employees pay the caregiver directly. Current employees can learn more and register and register for these services by going to HARVie.

Through Harvard’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), employees can speak to an attorney free of charge for 30 minutes. If you then wish to retain legal representation, the EAP will refer you to an attorney who will provide services at a 25 percent discount. The EAP offers immediate, free, and confidential help for all Harvard employees and their household members. If you are eligible for these services, you can reach the EAP any day, at any time; contact information may be found on ...

Counselors at Harvard’s EAP can help you create a strategy for caring for an elder or other adult. Eligible employees can use the in-home care services provided by Care.com BackUp Care to provide short-term care for a dependent. The SOURCE program, which provides a subsidy for such short-term care, is available to faculty and staff earning under $70,000 annually. Current faculty and staff members can learn more about these and other EAP services here.