Child Care Subsidy Program for Full-Time UMW Employees
The University of Mary Washington has partnered with Kids’ Station, a child care facility located
on the Mary Washington Hospital campus, to subsidize the cost of child care for infant, toddler,
and preschool age children of UMW employees. The UMW Foundation is providing funding for
this program as part of their effort to support the faculty and staff of the University.
This initiative is a project whereby Medicorp’s Kids’ Station will offer up to fourteen child care
slots to University of Mary Washington employees at a mutually agreed upon reduced rate.
UMW will pay up to $900 per year for those enrolled through this program. In addition, the $50
registration fee will not be charged to UMW employees.
Kids’ Station is one of the premier child care facilities in the region and as such, one of the most
difficult to place a child. The UMW slots will be offered as they become available via vacancies
at Kids’ Station. To be considered for this program, interested employees must submit the
attached application to the UMW Office of Human Resource. Please see the application
instructions below.
About Kids’ Station
Kids' Station is fully licensed and is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood
Programs. The child care center is located on the Mary Washington Hospital campus at 1100
Sam Perry Boulevard in Fredericksburg, Virginia, approximately one mile from the UMW
campus.
It is Kids' Station's mission to serve families by providing their children with professional child
care, preschool, kindergarten and school-age education within a secure and nurturing
environment.
Kids' Station offers enriching activities to help your child develop physical growth, positive selfesteem, practical living skills and appropriate academics all balanced with fun and excitement!
The center’s planning goals recognize each child's needs relating to cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, special talents and interests, special needs, styles and paces of
learning.
Kids' Station is open Monday-Friday. All children are welcome from three weeks old to fourteen
years old. Parents interested in the Kids’ Station program are encouraged to come by for a tour
and to observe the activities and environment. Please contact Brittany at 540-741-3740 for
more information.
Application Instructions for UMW Child Care Subsidy
1. All full-time employees and anyone who qualifies for benefits through UMW are eligible to be
placed in the Child Care Subsidy Lottery. Interested and eligible employees must submit an
application to the Office of Human Resources (see attached form). Applications can also be
accessed at http://www.umw.edu/hr/policies_procedures/child_care_subsidy_pilot_p/default.php.
a. Employees who already have children attending Kids Station should also submit an
application to the UMW Office of Human Resources to be considered for the subsidy.
This does not have any impact on their children’s enrollment at Kids Station.
b. The UMW Child Care Subsidy will only cover one child* per UMW employee**. If a
space is available, additional children from the employee’s family may enroll at Kid’s
Station at the public rates and the registration fee will not be waived.
c. Although there may be additional vacancies at Kids Station for children to enroll,
once UMW has reached our limit of 14 spaces, enrollment will be at the public rates
and the registration fee will not be waived.
2. The UMW Office of Human Resources will maintain a waiting list for the UMW Subsidy.
Human Resources will verify the employee’s eligibility and contact Kids Station to add the
employee’s information.
3. Kids Station will contact UMW employees in the order they appear on the list to notify them
of an opening in the classroom in which their child would attend.
a. If an employee on the list declines the offer to fill a vacancy at Kids Station, his/her
name will be removed from the list. However, he/she may contact the UMW Office of
Human Resources and request to be added to the bottom of the list.
b. Kids Station will apply its own enrollment policy to determine how long they will hold
a space for a child before offering it to the next UMW employee on the list.
*For purposes of this subsidy, a child is defined as “a dependent child who is listed as a
dependent on the Federal or State tax income return of his/her parents or guardian, or who
receives substantial financial support from his/her parents or guardian.”
**If both parents are full-time UMW employees, each parent may submit an application.
Questions may be directed to Denise Holmes in the UMW Office of Human Resources,
(540) 654-1210 or dholmes2@umw.edu.
APPLICATION FOR CHILD CARE SUBSIDY BENEFIT*
Employee Name _
Administrative Faculty
Child’s Name
Classified
Teaching Faculty
1st Child’s Name
_
Date of Birth _
2nd Child’s Name
_
Date of Birth _
3rd Child’s Name
_
Date of Birth _
4th Child’s Name
_
Date of Birth _
Contact Information
(Please list the phone number(s) at which you want to be reached when a vacancy becomes available for
your child.)
Home: __
Work: _
Cell: _
I certify that the child listed above meets the following qualification as defined in
the announcement:
For purposes of this subsidy, a child is defined as “a dependent child who is listed as a
dependent on the Federal or State tax income return of his/her parents or guardian, or
who receives substantial financial support from his/her parents or guardian.”
Signature:
______
Print Name:
______
Date:
* Effective July 1, 2011, eligible employees may receive the subsidy for one child per family.