Child Care

Eligible enrollments include:

• Regular faculty member with appointment of 50% or more of required FT faculty workload
• Regular staff employee with standard work schedule of 20 or more hours/week
• Postdoc associate/research scholar or clinical fellow who receives payment from WashU
• FT graduate or professional student

Family Learning Center (Bright Horizons)
BrightHorizons.com/wustl
Call 314-935-5437
Kellie Jackson; Center Director
jkellie@wustl.edu

Washington University Nursery School
Nurseryschool.wustl.edu
314-935-6689
nursery@wustl.edu

St. Louis Children’s Hospital Child Development Center
bjc.org/employees/child-development-centers

Newstead
321 S. Newstead
St Louis, MO 63110
314-454-4700

Clayton
4353 Clayton Ave.
St Louis, MO 63110
314-362-0777

Enrollment at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Child Development Center is strictly for BJC or WashU Medicine employees.

The centers below are not affiliated with WashU, but reserve spaces for WashU employees.

University City Children’s Center
UCCC.org
Call 314-726-0148
enrollment@uccc.org

Urban Sprouts Child Development Center
urbansproutscdc.org/
6757 Olive Blvd
University City, MO 63130
314-997-2259

Visit Bright Horizons to search for local centers in the Bright Horizons network.

• Select “Benefits”
• Select “Center Finder”

WashU families receive preferred enrollment and up to a 10% tuition discount.

WashU faculty and staff are eligible for a 10% tuition discount at The Learning Experience Childcare Center in St. Peters, MO. Click here for more information about the discount.

Call Guidance Resources at 844-365-4587 for a personalized list of childcare options with confirmed openings.

United 4 Children provides resources and referral care services for families.

United 4 Children is not affiliated with Washington University. They are not endorsed by the university and are listed for informational purposes.

For a personalized list of Illinois-based childcare options, call Bright Point at 1-800-467-9200, ext. 122 or 390. Alternatively, you can perform a self-search for childcare options at Illinois Cares for Kids.

Provides full-service Nanny Placement through College Nannies and Tutors.  Employees receive a $300 discount on the placement fee and a 10% discount on the hourly rate.  To access, visit Bright Horizons.

• Select “Additional Family Supports”
• Select “Access Nanny Placement Services”

Place job advertisements and access SitterCity’s database of providers.  Membership is free and employees have unlimited provider background checks.  To access, visit Bright Horizons.

• Select “Additional Family Supports”
• Select “Search for Sitters, Nannies and Housekeepers”

Search for a sitter or hire a nanny online. You may also contact by telephone at 314-725-5660.

These resources are not affiliated with Washington University. They are not endorsed by the university and are listed for informational purposes.

Find a last-minute sitter or a long-term sitter online or by calling 314-625-8420.

These resources are not affiliated with Washington University. They are not endorsed by the university and are listed for informational purposes.

Call Guidance Resources at 844-365-4587 for a list of local in-home care placement agencies.

Vroom is a free, web-based app that empowers families to use everyday moments to build their young children’s brains. Grounded in current brain research, the app can be accessed via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Vroom provides science-based tips and tools tailored to specific ages (birth through age five). Activities involve both parent and child and are short, simple and fun!

Now available in Missouri! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books each month to registered children from birth to age five, free of charge to families. To receive these books, parents or guardians can register their children in the program. High-quality, age-appropriate books are then mailed each month to the name of the child enrolled.

At ReadWriteThink, users from Kindergarten through 12th grade can choose a grade level and then gain access to activities and projects, games and tools, tips and how-tos, printouts and more that focus on reading and writing.

Nine Network offers free daily 3-hour math and literacy classes for pre-k to 4th graders, taught by local educators. Accessible without the internet or computers. YouTube links are available on their website.

James Dyson Foundation offers free engineering and science challenges for children.

James Dyson Foundation Challenge Cards

Adventure Academy provides interactive educational games and videos for children ages 8-13 covering reading, math, science, and more.

BrainPOP provides students from Kindergarten through 8th grade with informational videos that explain everything from science and social studies to art, music and health in great detail, all while introducing subject-specific vocabulary.

DIY.org offers a huge library of hands-on projects, how-to videos, and an awesome kid community for children ages 4 – 13.

Kids Academy is an online learning website available for children ranging from Pre-K through 3rd grade.

Epic! is a subscription-based service providing access to thousands of children’s books. Books can be selected based on a child’s reading level and interests, and parents can monitor their child’s reading and progress. The site is secure and includes “Read To Me” books and age-appropriate videos. After a 14-day free trial, the monthly subscription fee is $7.99. There are no “in-app” purchases.