Child Care Resources
Mason Child Development Center
Child Development Center serves faculty, staff, and students at the university,
with enrollment on a first-come, first-served basis. Regular child care is provided
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday and children may attend 2, 3, or 5 days per week.
Parents should visit the CDC with their children prior to enrollment, for a meeting
with the director.
Looking for Day Care?
Faculty, staff, and graduate students have a complimentary subscription to Sittercity.com's comprehensive database of in-home caregivers providing child care, senior care, pet care, home care, and tutoring. Sittercity makes it simple and fast to find local care providers. To learn more and to register for free access to Sittercity.com, please visit myMasonHR.
Important note: Mason does not own, sponsor, or endorse Sittercity.com. You should always carefully screen and check the references of any caregivers, including those who are listed on Sittercity.com, before you retain their services.
FindingDayCares.com
The FindingDayCares.com gives you an easy and friendly way to start researching and
contacting the ideal day care for your little angel. The database has thousands of
child care providers, many of these listings have comments provided by parents,
detailed descriptions, and answers to basic parental questions provided by the child center.
Virginia Department of Social Services
Can search licensed child care providers in Virginia and review available inspection information.
A separate database is available for child care providers that are not required by law to be registered or
certified. This type of child care includes religious exempt child day centers, voluntarily registered
family day homes and certified preschools.
Other Resources by County:
- Fairfax
- Arlington (Scroll down to Child Care Information)
- Prince William - Click on "Residents" and select "Child Care" from the left-hand menu.
- Loudoun
Parenting sites you might want to visit:
- National Association for the Education of Young People
- National Network for Childcare Information
- Parents - The Anti-Drug
- ParentSoup
- Working Mothers Support Site
- Child Transportation Safety Tips
- Is Your Home a Healthy Home for Children?
- Adoption Resources
Publications of Interest