FastFacts Feature Presentation

1. FastFactsFeature Presentation January 13, 2011 • We are using audio during this session, so please dial in to our conference line… • Phone number: 877-468-2134 • Participant code: 182500 © 2011 The Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved.

2. Today’s Topic We’ll be taking a look at… Child Care Resources

3. Today’s Presenter Meg Stoltzfus LifeSpan Services Manager for the Office of Work, Life and Engagement

4. Session Segments Presentation Meg will provide an overview of child care services available as part of the employee benefits package for Johns Hopkins University and Health System employees. During Meg’spresentation, your phone will be muted. Q&A After the presentation, we’ll hold a Q&A session. We’ll open up the phone lines, and you’ll be able to ask questions. Meg will answer as many of your questions as time allows.

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7. Survey Survey At the end of this FastFacts session, we’ll ask you to complete a short survey. Your honest comments will help us to enhance and improve future FastFacts sessions.

8. Child Care Resources

9. Agenda • Today we will discuss • Child care resources available to Johns Hopkins employees • Child care Centers • Child care Referrals • Back Up Care program • Dependent Care Voucher program • Summer Camp Discoveries Fair • Johns Hopkins Parent Network • Eligibility criteria for each child care resource • How to access each resource

10. COMMUNITYPROGRAMS Financial Perks & Programs Housing & Relocation Life Span SERVICES

11. A starting point for employees as they begin to investigate family and care giving resources across the life span. We guide and direct employees to multiple resources so they can make informed decisions based on their individual situations, including: - Preparing for a new baby - Child care options - Aging adult/elder care assistance - Grief support - Pre-retirement support Services • Education & Information • Resource & Referral • Discussion Groups • WorkLife Presents…

12. d • On the East Baltimore medical campus (98 N. Broadway) • Children ages 6 weeks - pre-K • Hours are 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. • Capacity of 156 children • Some scholarships are available • Eligibility criteria: • FT Hospital & Health System staff • JHU faculty & staff (SOM, SPH, Central Admin. & more) • FT SOM students • House staff and fellows of JHU

13. Y at Stadium Place • Priority for Johns Hopkins University faculty and staff • Children ages 2 – 5 • Hours are 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. • No registration fee for JHU employees • Free 3 month Y family membership • Full-time care only • Call Office of Work, Life and Engagement for waiting list

14. Other Center Relationships • JH Bayview Child Development Center • Bayview campus employees are eligible • 32 children ages 2 - 5 • Walter F. Perkins Daycare • JHH, JHU and community members eligible • Located near JHH • 40 children ages 2 - 5 • Downtown Baltimore Child Care Center • Priority for JHU employees • Located downtown near U of Maryland • 76 children, infant – 5 years old

15. LOCATE – Maryland Family Network • Childcare Resource and Referral • Free, individualized vacancy searches • Designated referral specialist for Johns Hopkins employees • Information on hiring in-home care provider • Information on special needs care • Contact Office of Work, Life and Engagement

16. Childcare Discounts • Celebree Learning Centers • 10% discount for children over age 2 • KinderCare Learning Centers • 10% discount at many locations in Maryland • The Goddard School • Some locations participate in JH discount

17. Back up Care • Care provider comes to your home to care for your child/ren while you work • Johns Hopkins subsidizes 10 days of care/fiscal yr • Subsidy based on employee’s salary • Employee pays full amount of care, then receives reimbursement • Providers are thoroughly screened through Parents in a Pinch

18. Dependent Care Voucher • For fully-benefited JHU employees only • Net household income less than $50,000 per year • Reimbursement of 20% or 40% of the cost of care (up to $5,000 per calendar year) • Use at any licensed childcare facility • Participants are reimbursed monthly

19. Summer Camp Discoveries Fair • Held each February on East Baltimore campus • Meet with representatives from local and regional camps (day, overnight, specialty) • Raffle to win discounts on camps • Office of Work, Life and Engagement publishes a Camp Guide to assist with camp selection

20. Johns Hopkins Parent Network • Open to faculty and staff with young children (ages 0 – 5) • Expectant parents welcome • Monthly lunchtime meetings on HW and EB • Opportunity to share resources and network • Topics at meetings included: • toilet training • Maryland 529 plans • Choosing schools

21. Why Use Our Services?Personal, Professional, Productive At one point or another we all experience stress and tension, and appropriately intersecting work & personal life can be difficult. • Manage Competing Demands – career, studies, family • Reduce Time and Frustration • Improved Wellness & Performance • Employment Benefit / Service – free & private • Short-term counseling for problems of daily living • Unlimited Lifespan Resource & Referral Services

22. www.HopkinsWorkLife.org worklife@jhu.edu 443-997-7000

23. Conclusion Today we discussed Child care resources available to Johns Hopkins employees Eligibility criteria for each child care resource How to access each resource

24. We’re going to open the phone lines now! There will be a slight pause, and then a recorded voice will provide instructions on how to ask questions over this conference call line. We’ll be answering questions in the order that we receive them. We’ll also be answering the questions that were emailed to us during the presentation. If there’s a question that we can’t answer, we’ll do some research after this session, and then email the answer to all participants. Q&A

25. Thank You! Thank you for participating! We would love to hear from you. Are there certain topics that you would like us to cover in future FastFacts sessions? Would you like to be a FastFacts presenter? Please email us at: fastfacts@jhu.edu

26. Survey Before we close, please take the time to complete a short survey. Your feedback will help us as we plan future FastFacts sessions. Click this link to access the survey… http://connect.johnshopkins.edu/fastfactssurvey/ Thanks again!