UC is committed to supporting the members of the University Community and their families as they balance family care responsibilities with their work. The Berkeley Campus offers many resources to staff including child/elder care programs, parenting resources, and more.
Campus Early Childhood Education Program
The Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) provides quality early childhood services to over 200 children of University faculty, staff, and students at four centers in Berkeley and Albany.
Family Care Resources
UC offers Bright Horizons Enhanced Family Supports, a comprehensive web-based resource, to help you balance work and family responsibilities. The Bright Horizons programs — including Sittercity, Years Ahead and Bright Horizons preferred enrollment — provide information about pre-screened care providers and services so you can choose the solution that’s right for you.
Lactation Room at Haas
Haas has a lactation room in Cheit Hall with a hospital-grade breast pump. Please visit the Campus Wellness Center’s Breastfeeding Support Program online to obtain the code key and directions to the room. Users are asked to register with the campus Breastfeeding Support Program.
Elder Care Program
The Elder Care Program, a part of CARE Services, offers confidential, free assistance for faculty and staff who are caring for or concerned about an elder or dependent adult.
UCB Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services
The Center maintains an extensive website that includes: a listing of current semester’s courses on aging offered at UCB; database of the Center’s Aging Library; electronic library with links to either full text or PDF reports on various topics on aging; resources on aging at the schools of Public Health, Social Welfare, and Optometry; links to other websites on aging. The center also publishes a bi-weekly email newsletter.
Berkeley offers an impressive range of high-quality recreational and summer programs and camps for children and teens.
- UC Berkeley Youth Recreation runs popular summer day camps for children ages five through 16. Some of the camps focus on general sports and outdoor activities such as swimming lessons, crafts, and games and sports, while others focus on more-specialized activities such as rock climbing, skateboarding, and gymnastics.
- The Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) offers challenging summer classes for K-11 students. Taught by outstanding university, public, and private school instructors, the classes are designed to engage the students’ hearts and minds.