XIV--General Information

Child Care

The University of Guelph is consciously striving to provide equal opportunity for academically qualified students who are pregnant or have child care responsibilities, and to overcome barriers to full participation by such students in the University community. To this end, the University faculty and administration are sensitive to the need to assist students who are pregnant, or are parents, when unforeseen family responsibilities interfere with their educational endeavours. Students who require special consideration due to pregnancy or child care responsibilities are encouraged to speak to their course instructor or academic counsellor.

There are a number of facilities at the University of Guelph which are part of an on campus child care system designed to meet the need for child care services in the university community. The programs aim to provide a stimulating and caring environment for children while at the same time offering support to families.

The Campus Child Cooperative of Guelph is a registered charitable organization incorporated as a cooperative non profit day care. The centre is located on the edge of the University campus and offers care for 35 children between the ages of 12 months and 5 years. There is a full-time program offered for infants and toddlers and a full- and part-time program for preschool children, weekly from 07:30 - 17:30. The child care is a family oriented, family style setting governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the parent body. Parents are welcome to visit and participate in the program. The facility is open to children of faculty, staff and students of the University and to the Guelph community. Subsidy is available for families that qualify for financial assistance. For further information contact Kathleen Barker Supervisor/Administrator at 822-1280.

The University of Guelph Child Care Centre is located on campus at the corner of East Ring Road and Arboretum Road. The Child Care Centre is run by the University of Guelph and operates within the Division of Student Affairs. The Centre offers 109 spaces with 10 infant, 15 toddlers, 64 preschoolers and 20 Kindergartens. Care is offered for children between the ages of three months to 5 or 6 years/end of the kindergarten year. Both full and part time programs are available. The primary goal of the Centre is to provide a family centered and family sensitive program for children while their parents work and/or study. Parents may get involved in several ways, including becoming a member of the Child Care Centre Advisory Board, attending parent information meetings, observing their child's play in the Centre by using specially designed parent observation rooms and joining their child in the daily program at any point during the day and/or on special occasions. The Centre also provides student training placements and practica for University, community College and High School students. The Child Care Centre is open Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 17:30. Spaces are open to faculty, staff and students of the University of Guelph and to the Guelph community. Subsidy is available for families that qualify for financial assistance. Written enquiries may be directed to: University of Guelph Child Care Services, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1. For further information contact Judy Callahan, Director of Child Care Services, 824 4120 extension 2682.

1996-97 Undergraduate Calendar XIV--General Information

Last revised: August 28, 1996. Contact: ccrenna@registrar.uoguelph.ca.