Welcome!

UW parents face the challenge of balancing the complex demands of work, education, and family. Your choice of child care is one of the most important decisions that you have to make. The Office of Child Care and Family Resources is a resource for you.

The Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR) promotes the development and implementation of a coordinated child care and family support system on campus. At present, the office coordinates eight early care and education centers that operate to serve campus faculty, staff and students. Additionally, the office oversees parent support and education services, participates in fundraising events, and administers two financial assistance child care programs: the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP) for student parents and the Classified Staff Family Child Care Grant for permanent classified staff who work at UW-Madison. The OCCFR works with the University Child Care Committee, the CCTAP Advisory Board, the Campus Planning Committee, a variety of academic and administrative departments, student groups, and existing child care resources to ensure that the child care needs of students, faculty, and staff are met.

Your comments and feedback are always welcome.
Please feel free to contact Lynn Edlefson, Director at 262-9715.

Announcements:

Summer Family Fun Guide

For fun family friendly activities to do this summer please check out our Summer Family Fun Guide!

Family Photo Day - Spring 2008

Sunday, June 8th from 10:00a.m.-3:30p.m. Photos will be taken by photographer Carrie Castree at Centennial Gardens (620 Babcock Drive). Rain-date: Sunday, June 22nd. For more information please click on the following links: Family Photo Day Poster or Registratiion Form.

New On OCCFR Web Site....

We have archived several documents that Madison Area Association of Accredited Early Childhood Care and Education Programs (The Association) produced on the Development/Implementation of Four-Year-Old Kindergarten in the Madison Area. These documents include planning and proposed 4-K implementation plans from 2003-2005.

Helpful resources

Chicken Soup, LLC

Chicken Soup, LLC is a child care program unlike any other. We are currently the only provider of mildly ill and hourly child care in the community. Our newly renovated center on University Avenue, near downtown Madison, is available to children who are mildly ill or have a regular child care provider that is unavailable.

We are here for those days when keeping your child home with you is not an option. Our center is designed as a safe and nurturing place for children. We have planned our space to be as much like home as possible, with plenty of fun activities to choose from.

To apply or for more information, please select from the links below.

Students

Faculty/Staff

For more information on the Chicken Soup facility, please visit their Web site at www.chickensoupdaycare.com or call (608) 233-7373.

Family Child Care Network

UW-Madison contracts with Satellite Family Child Care, Inc. to provide accreditation and oversight of family child care homes. The program is designed to provide high quality infant/toddler care for faculty, staff and students. Fees and contracts for service are set by the family provider. For referral and availability, please contact Annette Kornell at 270-3441 or e-mail annette.kornell@dcpcinc.org. Click here for more information on the Family Child Care Network.