day-care
day-care
Posted March 22, 2005 - 4:31pm
UCLA staff and student have a priority access to the UCLA day-care.
As far as I know, there are three of them :
the day-care in Franz Hall, on campus, is for babies until 3 years of age.
The day-care at University village (on sepulveda blvd) has two preschool (from 2 to 5), one is a standard school, the other one is a co-operative school. The c o-op school is called UPNS : http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~upns/
My daughter goes to UPNS, and we all love this place.
cheers
Fabienne
For your information: Child
April 3, 2008 - 3:19pm — - paolo -For your information:
Child Care
UCLA Early Care and Education operates three accredited child care centers serving the diverse population of UCLA’s student, staff and faculty families.
Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, throughout the year.
Student family tuition assistance is available.
Our Child Care Resource Program provides individualized assistance, parenting and consumer information to over 1,000 families each year. Each classroom is staffed by three full-time Early Childhood Teachers with Child Development Permits from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Many of our teachers are working on advanced degrees. UCLA Work Study students provide additional staffing.
Age Groups
Infants 2 to 17 months
Toddlers 18 to 33 months
Preschool 34 to 60 months
Kindergarten 60 to 72 months (University Village center only)
CONTACT:
Early Care and Education
Email: ece [at] be [dot] ucla [dot] edu | Phone: (310) 825-5086 | Fax: (310) 825-4449
http://www.childcare.ucla.edu
Nursery School
UPNS is a parent participation nursery school for children ages 2 through 5 years old.
Flexible schedules, ranging from 3 half days (7:30 am to 12:30 am or 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm) to 5 full days (7:30 am to 5:30 pm). Parents have the option of selecting the days of the week they would like their child to attend school.
UPNS is located in the University Village Child Care Complex, which is also the home of UCLA Child Care Services. The complex is located in the heart of University Village.
For assistance locating other childcare options within the Los Angeles area, contact Connections For Children at (310) 452–3202.
Kindergarten
Children must be 5 years old on or before December 2
Full-day, year-round program offers a science-based curriculum designed to enhance literacy, math, critical thinking and social skills.
All parts of the program meet or exceed California State standards for kindergarten.
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are provided and are included in the tuition.
A special "summer camp" program includes swimming lessons at no extra charge.
Tuition Assistance, Scholarships and Grants are available
To visit the Kindergarten program, please call the University Village center office at
(310) 915-5827.
Early Care and Education Email: ece [at] be [dot] ucla [dot] edu | Phone: (310) 825-5086 | Fax: (310) 825-4449
Address Box 951785 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1785
University Village Kindergarten Phone: (310) 915-5827 | Fax: (310) 915-9278
Address 3233 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034
Elementary School
University Elementary School provides an innovative educational program for its 435 students.The children learn and grow together in an environment of respect for the individual and care for the community. Pre-school available from 4 years old.
To apply for the 2008-2009 academic year, the application and a fee of $45 for an online application, or $60 for a paper application, must be submitted to the school by Friday, December 14, 2007. Please see http://www.ues.gseis.ucla.edu/admissions/process.php
Director of Admissions: Nancy Chakravarty, (310) 206-2138
All other public schools:
LAUSD – Public school search
http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=schfinder0
Hi, I have contacted Judy B.
May 24, 2007 - 2:34pm — Anonymous (not verified)Hi,
I have contacted Judy B. and have had no luck finding anyone with availability to take care of my now 9 month old daughter. I desperately need to find infant care for her, but I want to make sure that she gets good reliable care. I don't belong to any church, and as I am a postdoc, do not have much money to spare. If anyone has any info, I'd greatly appreciate suggestions.
Thanks,
LK
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September 1, 2004 - 2:06pm — Anonymous (not verified)How long were you on the waiting list? The other 2 schools have told me that chances of getting in this year are slim-to-none.
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September 2, 2004 - 1:03pm — Anonymous (not verified)Finally! a discussion about our precious tiny ones :-)
I have a 7 month baby and had him while I was still a graduate student here at UCLA. I tried getting him in to the UCLA facility but was told there was a 2 YEAR WAIT LIST--which will make him a toddler by the time he got in.!!! So I had to get another day care. As far as I know I am still on the wait list but even if I got in after 2 years (which I will probably choose not to as he is doing OK where he is), I will have to pull him out when I leave UCLA (which is in about 2 years).
One of my challenges right now is juggling my hours in my lab I am a post-doc in and dropping him/picking him up at day care plus hours with him. How do people do it?
YM
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October 15, 2004 - 1:35pm — EileenYes, the waitlists are dismal for postdocs! (Unless one is in psychology, in which case, there is priority given for the Infant Development Program (IDP).) The costs are also awful. I am expecting my first anytime now and am looking at local options in addition to UCLA options. The UCLA daycares will help us locate and evaluate non-UCLA L.A. daycares, which is a good thing.
As for the balancing act, it sure seems challenging!
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January 11, 2005 - 8:20pm — Anonymous (not verified)people don't (just kidding).
Being a mother AND a researcher is hell, because you're always juggling between sacrifice your job or sacrifice your child (not talking of sacrificing your partner, I don't even mention sacrifice your own personnal life).
But on the other hand, you quickly learn to go to the essential :-)))
enjoy your mama's life!
Fab
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February 2, 2005 - 12:46pm — taqwoman[quote]
Anonymous wrote:
Being a mother AND a researcher is hell, because you're always juggling between sacrifice your job or sacrifice your child (not talking of sacrificing your partner, I don't even mention sacrifice your own personnal life).
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Amen, sister. Academic life and parenthood are not an easy mix, at least not for me.
One of the things I have found to be helpful in giving me more time with my toddler is to give him a somewhat 'unorthodox' later bedtime....Liam is 17 months and goes to bed at 10pm.
On the plus side, this gives me 4 good hours of Mummy-Baby time with him every day, instead of seeing him for an hour or 2 and then putting him to bed at a more 'normal' time.
Of course, the biggest drawback of this is that I get less time to MYSELF, especially on weekdays. When I need to recharge my batteries, I leave the lab early and spend some time on my own, or leave the baby with my partner for a few hours when that is possible.
I'd love to hear any other advice from post-docs who are parents as well, and how they try and balance things...
SR
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February 9, 2005 - 3:00pm — fabfabHey Stacey, are we that many post-doc moms ? Cool.
How about the post-docs dads ?
Let's exchange busy moms' tricks then.
The balancing thing is probably not a rigid state (like 28% this and 62% that), but more likely something very dynamic, with periods dedicated in priority to the child and periods dedicated in priority to the lab (and some extra time to the man). When I know that I'm gonna have a rush, I spend a lot of time with her before, and I let her know in advance "next week, I'll work very late every evening". We are lucky to do very flexible jobs, we can do that.
What I have learned on the past 4,5 years is to go to the essential. For example, if reading 2 recent reviews and 2 recent studies gives you enough information to work on, work on it and delay the reading of the 10 other papers.
I do the same with my daughter, I go to the essential: love and healthy food (I can't afford her to be sick). Anything else can wait.
And also, I have abandonned all my expectations to do as well as child-free 100%-job-dedicated post-docs. That is simply not possible, eventhough I had a hard time to admit it (did I?). On the other hand, I know I cannot do as well as full-time moms, and that also is hard to accept.
Come to think of it: my daughter *loves* to come with me to UCLA. I try to do that once in a month, I make an exception to the healthy food rule and we go to kerkhof where she has chocolate ice-cream while I work on the laptop (did I mention that the laptop is my best friend?).
We could try to do that being several of us. Picture this --> 3 moms and 3 kids, we take turns, each of us keeps the 3 children during two hours while the two other moms work. Someone interested?
On that topic, I recomend the last issue of Mothering (http://www.mothering.com/sections/current_issue/current_issue.html).
And remember:
when we'll be dying, our last thought will not be that we should have given more time to our boss :-D
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February 17, 2005 - 11:36am — Anonymous (not verified)The last time I wrote my message my son was 7 months old, now he is 1 year 1 month.
I hear from everyone that it is incredibly difficult juggling the hours so I am not unique in this aspect. It always boggles my mind that in such a society and over the hundreds and thousands of similar experiences it seems like every individual is left to struggle with this dilemma with no universal solution that benefits all. Incredible!!
I have come up with a few techniques of my own in "balancing" whatever I can right now. But after a rollercoaster transformation in me I have decided a few things about my career. When one realizes the true priorities in life the tunnel vision of the drive to burrow through the path of success is not appealing anymore. So I am broadening my horizons and looking at things that benefits me and my son. :-)
Hear is to all the brave and dedicated moms....
YM
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March 2, 2005 - 11:25am — Anonymous (not verified)What do you think about trying to plan a time (lunch?) for mom post-docs to get together to chat about what we all have in common? I'm sure scheduling will be a bear. For example, I have daycare on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so it has to be one of those days for me (unless my 3 1/2 mo. old tags along). Just seems like we have similar challenges that others (like neighborhood moms' groups) just don't seem to understand. Anyone up for this?
:)Eileen
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March 2, 2005 - 2:20pm — Anonymous (not verified)I would love to get together for lunch. Anyday for me will do.
:) Yeshi
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March 4, 2005 - 3:35pm — Anonymous (not verified)I will propose meeting on Thursday, 3/24 at noon at the Synapse Cafe for a Postdoc Parents' get-together. What do others think about that day/time?
Best,
Eileen
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March 7, 2005 - 12:57pm — Anonymous (not verified)That sounds good. I will put it down on my calendar and will see you then unless I hear otherwise.
Have a great day.
Yeshi
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March 7, 2005 - 9:03pm — Anonymous (not verified)Okay, that it is. We'll send out an email...
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March 8, 2005 - 2:09pm — Anonymous (not verified)Hi
I wounder if ther is anyone that could give me some information about other daycare alternetives than the ones at UCLA.
I will start a postdoc in may and have a one year old daughter
Lena
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March 9, 2005 - 2:14pm — Anonymous (not verified)Lena,
Because UCLA infant care center cannot accomodate everyone's child they also have a referal service. Judy Bencivengo does a marvelous job of looking for appropriate childcare around UCLA. Her # is 825-8474. She had given me a list of daycare providers (both ones who opened their homes for this service as well as other infant care centers). Although I never contacted any one of them, talking to friends that got their daycare providers this way have good things to say about it. (When you call Judy, let her know the time you need it and that it is urgent otherwise you will not get a call back immediately).
I personally decided to go another route and wanted a church based infant care center and found one in the Valley (it is actually a school taking children from birth to 6th grade--the infants are moved along according to certain maturity signs they develop and put in with their peers.) My 14 month-old son loves it there (and is about to graduate too--must buy him is first cap and gown :)). If the Valley is anywhere near where you are going to be I can give you their information.
Just to let you know, infant care is not that cheap (particularly on post-doc pay). On the average it can run anywhere from 500-800/month (UCLA is one of the exceptions and is over 1000/month).
There is also a "Choosing Childcare" forum held every 1st Monday of the month at 12pm at the Center for Women and Men in the Student Activities Center suite B44 (basically in the building that used to be known as the Men's Gymn). I personally have never been there but Judy runs it and I am sure can get information there too.
Best wishes.
YM
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March 22, 2005 - 4:31pm — taqwoman[quote]
Anonymous wrote:
I will propose meeting on Thursday, 3/24 at noon at the Synapse Cafe for a Postdoc Parents' get-together. What do others think about that day/time?
Best,
Eileen[/quote]
Phew...I saw this just in time!!!
Yeah, I'm free at noon on Thursday....how will we recognize one another?
SR
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