Originally established as the Child Care Office in 1970, the MIT Center for WorkLife and WellBeing has maintained a strong commitment to supporting the child care needs of MIT families.
Over the years, we have built a robust network of resources that help our MIT families access quality child care services. In addition to offering convenient onsite and backup child care options for MIT employees, postdocs, and graduate students, we also have a network of professionals available for guidance and advice as families navigate the child care and school systems and consider their various options.
Information for current MIT Technology Childcare Center (TCC) families
MIT child care centers
MIT child care centers
The Center partners with Bright Horizons to manage all MIT Technology Childcare Centers (TCC).
Child care scholarships
MIT offers child care scholarships to income-eligible MIT faculty, staff, postdoc associates, and postdoc fellows, who have a child or children enrolled in one of the MIT Technology Childcare Centers (TCC).
Backup child care
MIT faculty, staff, postdocs (associates and fellows), and graduate students, can request up to 30 days of backup child care per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
Child care, schools and summer camps
The Center offers a comprehensive network of resources to assist MIT community members in finding and choosing quality child care services, schools, and summer camps for children of all ages.
MIT MyLife Services
MIT MyLife Services—a benefit for faculty, staff, postdocs, and their families—offers a wealth of information about types of child care, choosing child care, costs, scholarships and financial aid, and more, as well as referrals to local programs.
MIT GAIN (Graduate Assistance and Information Network)
MIT GAIN—a 24/7 network of professionals for MIT graduate students—provides personalized resources and referrals for child care, schools and summer camps for children in grades K-12, relocation guidance, and more.
Have Questions?
Get in touch with the MIT Center for WorkLife and WellBeing.
