Child Care and Family Services

Human Resources Administration Building
(530) 752-5415; http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/childcare

Child Care and Family Services is the principal resource on campus for information, referrals, and advising, and serves as the university’s liaison with the on-campus day care centers and City of Davis Child Care Services.

On-Campus Child Care Programs and Resources

  • LaRue Park Child Development Center; (530) 753-8716; laruecdc@ucdavis.edu
    Russell Park Child Development Center; (530) 753-2487; russellcdc@ucdavis.edu
    Privately owned and operated with university oversight, serving infants through kindergarten-age children.
  • The Center for Child and Family Studies; (530) 752-2888; A teaching and research laboratory for the Department of Human and Community Development, offers part-time programs for children aged six months to five years. Children are selected from a waiting list according to criteria designed to meet academic goals.
  • The UC Davis Breastfeeding Support Program; (530) 752-5415; Provides lactation sites with electric breast pumps, registration and orientation sessions, private consultation, and sales of supplies for mothers who wish to continue breastfeeding their infants after returning to school or work.
  • The Women’s Resources and Research Center; (530) 752-3372; Sponsors the Child Emergency Notification Service, which offers schools and child care providers a way to contact student parents in class if their child has a health-related emergency.
  • The Student Employment Center; (530) 752-0520; http://jobs.ucdavis.edu
    Posts listings for parents seeking license-exempt providers.

Community Child Care Programs

City of Davis Child Care Services
600 A Street
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 757-5695; http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/childcare

City of Davis Child Care Services maintains information on licensed family child care homes, day care centers, nursery schools, playgroups, support groups and other family-related services for all of Yolo County. Additional services include parenting workshops and handouts; a bi-monthly newsletter; a parenting resource library; and a book, video and toy lending library. The program provides referrals to licensed family child care homes and administers the UC Davis Child Care Subsidy Program and the Child Care Grant, both of which can help low-income families pay for child care. Applications for subsidies are available at the grant office in 600 A Street.

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Updated: June 19, 2008 7:28 AM