Child Care Programs and Financial Support > Back-up Child Care
Are you looking for a caregiver to watch your child . . .
- when school or the child care program closes intermittently,
- who is mildly ill and unable to go to school or child care,
- to meet an unexpected deadline,
- due to your schedule changing, or
- simply to go out and have a relaxing evening.
The University has several resources for you. Please remember it your responsibility to interview and assess the quality and safety of the care.
Caregiving Resources
- Two, new programs offering back-up child care:
- Handicare, Inc. -- provides back-up care for WELL children in a center-based setting
- Caring Hands & More Inc. - provides back-up care for WELL children and MILDLY ILL children in the home of the child
- Forms - prior to completing, read service guidelines by visiting the web sites for Handicare, Inc. or Caring Hands & More Inc. (listed above)
- Occasional Care Child Care -- a listing of University students willing to do babysitting/child care on an occasional basis. See sample babysitting forms below.
- Bearly Sick -- a mildly ill, hospital based program in Cedar Rapids
- Babysitters -- a commercial web site listing babysitters.
General Tips to Hire a babysitter/Occasional Caregiver
- About Pediatrics: Hiring a Babysitter, Vincent Iannelli, M.D.
- About Fatherhood: Choosing the Right Babysitter, Wayne Parker
- About Parenting of K-6 Children: Babysitter Checklist, Kimberly L. Keith
- About Crime/Punishment: Safety Tips for Selecting a Babysitter, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Service
Tips for Mildly Ill Child Care
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, Healthy Kids, Healthy Children - Sick Children: When Should Children Stay at Home
- Mildly Ill Child Care Tips, Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project, Inc, Health
Leaves
- Family Caregiving Leave (Operations Manual)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Catastrophic Leave (Operations Manual)
Forms To Use When Hiring a Babysitter.
- Child and Family Information
- Emergency and Medical Treatment Authorization
- Permission to Give Medicine
- Child Care Incident Summary
- Caring for an Ill Child