Child Care and Family Resources

Child Care and Family Resources provides professional consultative, financial assistance and sick and emergency/back-up child care programs to:

• benefits-eligible employees
• undergraduate and graduate/professional students

at The University of Arizona.

They include:

• consultation appointments to help identify relevant issues for current and future care needs
• customized community referrals based upon personal preferences and interests
• suggested child care guidelines
• child care search and referral capabilities through local, non-profit agencies and other sources for Tucson, Phoenix and additional Arizona areas
• helpful topics when exploring referrals
• Tucson and Phoenix area school district information
• seasonal information, such as summer child care options
• specialized assistance with child care needs, such as resources for grandparents raising their grandchildren
• employee and student sick child and emergency/back-up care program services
• employee and student financial assistance services for qualifying child care
• lactation resources and related financial assistance
• local, state and national child care and parenting resources
• articles, such as "Tips for Supporting Diversity in Child Care Settings"

The descriptions, guidelines and registration or application protocols provided offer useful information, and are specifically designed to support the work/life needs of the University community. We hope they serve as a valuable child care resource to your family.

For phone numbers provided, the Tucson area code is 520, and 602 for Phoenix. Arizona is on Mountain Standard Time (MST).