#  Child Care 

 



##  Child Care Programs Administered through Our Office 

 



  [### ACCESS Program

 ](/access-child-care-program)Priority access to campus-based child care center slots and portable child care scholarships



 

   ![Child playing with a bucket and shovel in a playground.](/sites/g/files/omnuum841/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2024-06/access-card.png?itok=7EKCHJ-y) 

 

 

 

  [### Dependent Care Fund

 ](/dependent-care-fund)Financial assistance for faculty when traveling with dependents



 

   ![A mother and child holding hands in a playground.](/sites/g/files/omnuum841/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-11/Child-Care-Card.png?itok=QOCusHqn) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

##  On-Campus Child Care 

High teacher-to-child ratios and teacher retention rates, enriched environments, and strong communities

 

 [ Learn more about on-campus child care arrow\_circle\_right ](https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-childcare) 

 



7

affiliated child care centers

operating on Harvard's campus

 



450

licensed child care slots

across the 7 centers

 



1

million hours

of child care in total annually across campus child care centers

 



65,000

square feet

of real estate allocated to campus child care centers

 



60+

years

Harvard's commitment to campus-based child care

 



 

 

 

 

 

##  Child Care Website 

Visit Harvard's [**child care website**](https://hr.harvard.edu/caring-children) for information on:

- [On-campus child care](https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-childcare)
- [Nanny placement services](https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-childcare)
- [Back-up care](https://hr.harvard.edu/back-up-care)
- [Online search for caregivers](https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-childcare)
- [Caregiver payment service](https://hr.harvard.edu/finding-childcare)
- [School vacation programs](https://hr.harvard.edu/additional-resources-parents)
- [Adoption assistance program](https://hr.harvard.edu/additional-resources-parents)



 

##  Additional Support 

- [Research Enabling Grants](/research-enabling-grant "Research Enabling Grant (REG)")
- [Schools and after school programs](https://hr.harvard.edu/additional-resources-parents)
- [Parenting supports, lactation support](https://hr.harvard.edu/lactation-rooms)
- [Employee Assistance Program](https://hr.harvard.edu/wellbeing)
- [Eldercare planning](https://hr.harvard.edu/adultelder-and-self-care)



 

##  Harvard University's Office of Work/Life 

The [**Harvard Office of Work/Life**](https://harvie.harvard.edu/worklife) provides information and expert referral to address concerns ranging from workplace stress to caring for children of all ages. *You will need to log in with HarvardKey to access this site.*

**Work/Life University-wide:**  
(617) 495-4100 | <worklife@harvard.edu>

**Work/Life, Longwood program manager:**  
(617) 432-1048 | <worklife@hsph.harvard.edu>