Child Care & Family

Campus Child Care

The Office of Campus Child Care Support was established in 1996 through the recommendation of the IUB Campus Child Care Coalition with the support of student, faculty and staff organizations on the Bloomington campus. It is funded through the IUB Chancellor's office. The office not only coordinates child care services at IUB, but also advocates for expansion and increased support for these services on the Bloomington campus.

• Office of Campus Child Care Support
• List of lactation rooms on the IU campus

Bloomington Child Care

• City of Bloomington's Child Care Resources
• Guide to Child Care in Bloomington & Monroe County
• Indiana State CareFinder
• Indiana State's Child Care Resources and Assistance
• Childhood Connections: Childcare and Preschool Info

Office for Womens Affairs Emergency Babysitter List

The Office for Women's Affairs is putting together an Emergency Babysitter List. An Emergency Babysitter is a temporary caregiver with a flexible schedule who provides childcare to IUB parents at a negotiable pay scale of no less than $10 an hour. To receive a copy of the most current Emergency Babysitting List contact OWA by phone 855-3849, or by email owa@indiana.edu

If you're interested in being a temporary caregiver, fill out the form below and either email or a mail a copy to the Office for Women's Affairs.

• The Office of Women's Affairs Child Care Resources
• Application to be an emergency babysitter

Family Resources

A few places to get you started..

• Southern Indiana Pediatric Services (SIPS)
  One of the best and most popular pediatric medical teams in the Bloomington area.
• Wonderlab Science Museum
• Hoosier Mama's Meet-up Group
• Blooming Families
  A mental health service specializing in pre-natal, post-natal and parental support.
• The Bloomington Area Birth Services
  Maternity/Nursing/Newborn Boutique, Pregnancy and Newborn support and everything a new parent needs.
• Monroe County Public Library: Children's Services

Family and child care blogs

• Mama PhD
  Mothers attempting to balance parenthood and academics
• Becoming a Real Biologist
  An IU grad student's experience in the sciences - juggling family, a baby on the way, and the demands of a Ph.D. program - as well as her advice to those going down a similar path.