Be Prepared for Snow Days with a Backup Child Care Plan |
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December 9, 2014, Volume 61, No. 16 |
Snow days give children a reason to celebrate, but they can create havoc if you don’t have alternative child care available. While the kids want to play in the snow, you have to scramble to find backup care or rearrange your schedule. Thankfully, Penn offers a snow day solution both you and your child can appreciate—Snow Day Child Care. It’s convenient, affordable backup care in a safe, fun environment.
Pre-registration is required, so take time now to learn more and register at https://www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/worklife/family/snowday#register
In partnership with the Penn Children’s Center (PCC), the Snow Day Child Care program provides backup care for dependents of benefits-eligible faculty and staff when the Philadelphia School District is closed but the University is open. Even if your child attends another school district, you can take advantage of the program.
“As a faculty member, I don’t want to cancel a class if at all possible and lose the momentum of the student’s semester. Since my youngest son is at PCC already, it was the perfect place for my first grader to spend the snow day playing with new friends, helping the teachers and leading art projects as the big kid in the pre-school room,” says Kara Finck, practice associate professor of law at Penn Law.
The program is available:
From December 1, 2014-April 3, 2015
Full-day, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
For children ages 3 months to 12 years old
The cost for the day ranges between $15 and $35, depending on the child’s age and your salary. Space is limited, and care requests are met on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visit the Snow Day Child Care page at https://www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/worklife/family/snowday for additional details, including a link to required registration forms. For information about backup care for children and dependent adults through Care.com, visit the Backup Care web page at https://www.hr.upenn.edu/backupcare
Related: Human Resources Special Winter Vacation Hours
Related: Suspension of Normal Operations |