Evening Child Care Program Begins in October |
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September 4, 2012,
Volume 59, No. 02 |
Vice Provost for Faculty Lynn Lees and Vice President for Human Resources Jack Heuer are pleased to announce a pilot Evening Child Care Program, in partnership with the Division of Business Services, which oversees the Penn Children’s Center.
The pilot program, beginning October 1, 2012, will provide two evenings of child care services at the Penn Children’s Center in the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters, available to all Penn faculty, staff, and students. Care will be available from 6–8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, for children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years.
Parents will be asked to pre-register and to provide advance notice of their need for care. The cost will be $25 an hour for children older than 18 months and $30 an hour for children between the ages of 3 months and 18 months. A reduced fee, subsidized by the Provost’s Office, will be available for members of the Penn community with salaries below $60,000 a year. If you are already enrolled in the Penn Children’s Center, you will be able to access evening child care, as needed, for an additional fee.
“We are very proud of Penn’s long-standing commitment to work-life balance,” said Vice Provost Lees.
“Members of our community should not have to choose between pursuing their careers and caring for their families. Vice President Heuer and I are grateful to the Children’s Center and the Business Services Division for working with us to pilot this important new resource, and we look forward to its implementation in the year ahead.”
Open Houses will be held at the Children’s Center on September 12 and 13 from 6–7 p.m. More information and registration forms can also be found at: www.upenn.edu/childcare/temporary-childcare/evening-child-care |