A five-year agreement began in January 2018, with the Colleges of LSA and Engineering to help offset the cost of creating thirteen new spaces for infant care at two of the U-M Children’s Centers. The spaces were made available to faculty and staff affiliated with the two colleges. The pilot program concluded in 2023 and was replaced with a subsequent 5-year agreement to extend the arrangement through 2027.

How do LSA and COE faculty and staff sign up for the waitlist?

LSA and Engineering faculty and staff can apply using the Children’s Centers wait list application.There is no need to sign up for a second wait list to be eligible for the new spaces.

I’m already on the Children’s Centers wait list. Do I need to sign up for the new list?

No. The Children’s Centers administrators will use information from the current wait list to fill the new spaces for LSA and Engineering.

Is part-time care available under the agreement?

Two of the new spaces can be filled with part-time schedules. A part-time schedule is considered full day, between two to four days a week. The Children’s Centers administrators will balance schedule requests to best optimize capacity.

How will space be allocated?

Spaces will be allocated on a rolling basis as they become available.

How are the spaces divided between LSA and Engineering?

Seven spaces will be allocated to LSA and six to Engineering.

Which centers are included?

The new spaces will be located at the North Campus and Towsley centers. 

Does this agreement cover the tuition?

No, families must still pay tuition for their children. The agreement covers the shortfall between the cost of providing care and tuition. 

Why doesn’t tuition cover the full operating costs of expanding care to more families?

Care for infants and toddlers is more expensive to provide due to smaller class size and teacher-to-child ratios.