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May 5, 2006|Volume 34, Number 28|Two-Week Issue


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New program offers employees
back-up child care

A new Yale program will provide in-home, back-up care services for the children of University faculty, staff and students.

The initiative was announced in a letter to the Yale community by Andrew Hamilton, vice president and provost, and Bruce Alexander, vice president and director of Yale's Office of New Haven and State Affairs and Community Development.

"This program is the realization of one of the child care initiatives outlined in our message to the community in November of 2005 and reflects the invaluable input and advice of the WorkLife Subcommittee on Child Care, which was convened in March," they wrote.

Beginning May 15, Caregivers On Call, an established provider of back-up child care since 1991, will provide eligible members of the Yale community with up to 40 hours of services per household per year at subsidized rates.

"These services are intended to assist parents in arranging care for their children when their usual caregivers are not available, e.g., because of center or school closings or caregiver illnesses," wrote Hamilton and Alexander. "Caregivers On Call was selected to provide back-up services because of its nationwide network of caregivers, its depth of experience and its excellent reputation."

The University will provide "substantial subsidies" to the program, they noted, which will allow Caregivers On Call to offer a sliding scale, hourly rate to parents ranging from $7-$15 per hour depending upon parents' Yale affiliation and income.

Complete details regarding the program and registration materials will be available in early May at the WorkLife website: www.yale.edu/worklife. For further information, contact Susan Abramson, Yale's child care coordinator, at (203) 432-8069 or worklife@yale.edu.

In conclusion, Hamilton and Alexander noted: "We would like to thank the members of the WorkLife Subcommittee for their efforts in bringing this program to fruition and all of the members of the Yale community for their continued interest and participation in Yale's child care and work life initiatives."


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Joint library project to preserve historic sound recordings . . .

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New memorial lectureship at Cancer Center honors Dr. Paul Calebresi . . .

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