Student Parent Child Subsidy

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce the award of $280,000 per year for the next four years from the U.S. Department of Education to provide child care financial assistance to student parents University wide.

The Work/Life Programs Office will implement this student parent child care subsidy program at all Penn State campus locations. Our goal is to provide undergraduate and graduate student parents with financial assistance for safe, quality child care thereby better enabling them to achieve their academic goals.

Upon approval, student parents will be eligible for $250.00 per month toward full-time child care costs and $150.00 per month for part-time care (including before-and-after school care). Student parents also may receive financial assistance for sick and emergency care, summer child care, and care during finals and mid-term periods.

Qualifying student parents may utilize this subsidy to assist in child care costs at licensed child care centers and family home providers in their communities. In addition, child care centers and home providers who are not already accredited must enter into an agreement with Penn State to earn accreditation within three years.

Please assist our program by distributing this information to your student population. Updates to the Penn State student child care subsidies web site will occur on a regular basis. Therefore, please consider including a link from your web site to: http://www.ohr.psu.edu/worklife/subsidies.htm.

Questions or detailed information about the Student Child Care Subsidy Program, can be directed to Stephanie L. Zezzo in the Work/Life Programs Office at (814) 865-9346 or subsidy@psu.edu.