University of Kansas
PAE-T2-4: Childcare

The University of Kansas has two on-site child care facilities, Hilltop Child Development Center and the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center. Hilltop Child Development Center (http://www.hilltop.ku.edu/) is an on-site child care facility that has been providing high quality care and education for young children on the KU campus since 1972. Hilltop was established after the February Sisters Movement brought the need for campus childcare to the attention of the university administration and the student body. The new building completed in 2000 and expanded in 2008 is licensed for 290 children. Children of KU students receive highest priority on the waiting list since one of the primary goals is to help student parents complete their education successfully; KU staff and faculty families receive the next highest priority. Hilltop has a sliding fee schedule for tuition fees; some families are also eligible for tuition subsidies. The facility is open year round except for 1-2 weeks at the end of December and the first or second week in August. The Edna A. Hill Child Development Center (http://www.cdc.ku.edu/) was established in 1943. It is operated by the Dept. of Applied Behavioral Science and provides teacher training in early intervention and education, innovative research, and service to children, families, and the community. The Center operates an early intervention program for children with autism; children with diverse abilities, developmental disabilities, at-risk for behavioral problems, language and cultural differences are among the participants in each classroom. The Center is open during the fall, spring and summer semesters, following the University class calendar.