Paying for Child Care
For Students | For Staff & Faculty
For Students:
Student Child Care Subsidy- Spring 2013
(Due by noon on April 12, 2013)
The student fee funded subsidy application form is available on the first day of spring term, and is due by noon on the 2nd Friday of the term, April 12, 2013. Students must reapply for summer child care subsidy, at the beginning of summer term.
The award can pay for any Licensed, Registered or Exempt* Provider.
*Exempt providers must be listed with Family Connections.
**Students enrolled in only E-campus classes, do not qualify for the subsidy.**
OSU Financial Aid Office
Through the OSU Financial Aid Office, students can request that their Cost of Attendance be revised to include their child care costs.
You can find the form here. Please submit your completed forms to the OSU Financial Aid Office.
Grants
The State of Oregon also has funds available for students to help with child care costs.
For more information about the Oregon Student Child Care Grant please visit their site: http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/child-care-grant.aspx
For Staff and Faculty:
Staff/Faculty Child Care Subsidy- Fall 2012
(Due October 12th, 2012 at noon)
The OSU Child Care FriendRaisers Subsidy was created to help augment the high cost of child care for OSU staff and faculty so that they may have equal access to high quality child care.
The fund is generated through donated dollars via OSU Foundation.
The application cycle runs for the fall, winter and spring terms (October-June). Applications for the current cycle are due October 12th, 2012 by noon to Childcare and Family Resources.
The subsidy is available to parents at:
- Beaver Beginnings
- Corvallis Community Children's Centers (Growing Oaks, Lancaster or Monroe)
- First Presbyterian Preschool and Child Care Center
- Noah's Ark Preschool and Daycare
- Zion Lutheran Hand in Hand Learning Center
The Faculty/Staff Dependent Care Account
This allows you to save money for child care expenses on a tax-free basis. You may designate a monthly payroll deduction, which is deposited to your spending account. Throughout the year, as you spend out-of-pocket money for eligible dependent care expenses, you submit claims along with your receipts. The spending account administrator will reimburse you from the tax-free money you have set aside in your account. If you use this program, your use of the federal and Oregon child care tax credits will be limited. In general, if your adjusted gross income (including that of your partner, if any) is expected to be more than $25,000, most likely you will be better off receiving reimbursements under the spending account. Contact the Employee Benefits Office, 541-737-2806, 122B Kerr Administration Building, for further information.
