Family Care Assistance

Bryn Mawr College offers this program to employees which provides in-home backup childcare and adult care at a subsidized hourly rate.  The care is provided in your home, at the home of the adult needing care, and also offers in-center backup childcare at a subsidized daily rate.

Backup care is available during the day or evening, seven days a week.  Services are provided by Care.com.

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Backup Child Care

Backup childcare can be used in situations such as:

• During school vacations and holidays
• When your child is ill and cannot go to school or to childcare
• When you have to work late or on weekends
• When your childcare provider goes on vacation, is ill, or quits unexpectedly
• Anytime you have a gap in your regularly scheduled childcare arrangements and you need to work

Backup Adult Care

Backup adult care can be used in situations such as:

• When a family member needs assistance with dressing, bathing and ambulation and the regular care provider is unavailable
• When a family member is waiting for an opening in an assisted living facility
• When a family member needs help getting to doctor’s appointments
• When a family member is recuperating at home from surgery
• When an elder family member is getting confused and needs a watchful eyediscount of (10%) percent off the center’s published tuition rates for students enrolled during the center’s regular business hours, [as well as (10%) percent off extended care fees.] 
• Anytime when you have a gap in your family care arrangements
• When you need assistance due to an illness

Procedures

Care is available day or evening of any day. Sometimes they can locate a caregiver in as little as an hour or two, but the more time you give them the more likely they can make a successful match.

1. Twenty-four hours is usually sufficient notice for child care. Please allow as much notice a possible for adult care, which may require an assessment visit prior to services.
2. Call Care.com at 855-781-1303 or use the Care@Work app on your phone to book care on the go
3. Identify yourself as an employee of Bryn Mawr College and discuss your caregiver needs
4. Care.com will identify a caregiver who meets your needs and call you with this information
5. The caregiver will call you to confirm the details
6. Once the care is completed for the day, your credit card will be charged

Care.com services calls 24/7, so you can reach a person on the phone at any time

Costs and Limitations

The College is subsidizing some of the cost of this service to offer you a more reasonable hourly rate.

• Cost: $9 per hour for in-home care
• Four-hour minimum per day, so a $36 minimum charge per day
• You may use a maximum of 15 days of backup care each calendar year
• You may not use more than two consecutive weeks at a time or use this benefit for ongoing care
• $15/ child /day for in-center care

You can call their toll-free number at 800-688-4697 for questions about the service as well as to arrange care.

Plan Information

Care.com Overview

Backup Care Overview

Backup Care for Children In-center

Backup Care for Children at Home

Backup Care for Adults

The Learning Experience offers a discount of (10%) percent off the center’s published tuition rates for students enrolled during the center’s regular business hours, [as well as (10%) percent off extended care fees.] 

To learn more about The Learning Experience and find a center near you, visit

www.TheLearningExperience.com

Bryn Mawr employees must present proof of employment to receive the discount.