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2023 DEI 2.0 Plan Report

Expanding Support for Child and Family Care

To better address the needs of its employees, U-M is conducting a holistic review of options for supporting child and family care and will be taking immediate steps to increase access to flexible and affordable childcare on campus.

A couple in caps and gowns with a small child

Currently, the university owns and operates three on-campus children’s centers. To explore opportunities to expand support for child and family care, this project will encompass an array of components that include:

  • A Child and Family Care Working Group, convened to explore novel approaches for supporting the needs of U-M employees.
  • A pilot program, in which the university will contract with an outside partner to build and operate a childcare facility on the Medical Campus that, if successful, could be replicated in other areas of campus.

Responsible Unit: University Human Resources