CMU faculty, staff and graduate students are eligible for this service that provides scheduled flexible child care for ages 12 months to five years old.

Before scheduling a day and time, you must complete your registration. The registration page details the required paperwork and the process for establishing payment via payroll deduction. Once your registration is complete, you will receive a link to schedule your desired day(s) and time(s).

Details:

• Cost: $5/hour
• Hours of service (Monday–Friday) — two sessions per day:
  • Morning Session: 8–11:30 a.m.
  • Extended Day Session: 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Minimum/Maximum sessions/hours per week:

  • Minimum = three sessions per week

  • Maximum = five sessions per week

  • The maximum number of hours may be increased and will be determined based on demand. The goal is to provide a service to as many families as possible.

• Location: 6555 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

  • Note: This service is not part of the Cyert Center for Early Childhood Education program.

• Frequently Asked Questions: 12–24 months [pdf]
• Frequently Asked Questions: 2–5 years [pdf]
• Facility Photos — Penn Avenue location [pdf]

• Email: hrfamilycare@andrew.cmu.edu

The family and child care concierge service is available to CMU faculty, staff and graduate students to provide information, support, guidance and education on all dependent- and care-related topics by leveraging current resources available to campus.

The concierge service can assist with finding:

• In-home care and/or tutoring (individualized or group sharing)
• Child care or tutor sharing groups
• Care for a sick child
• Online proctoring for school-aged children
• Other child care related services as needed
• Other types of family care (elder, pet, home, etc.)

Details:

• Cost: Free
• How do I use this service?
  • To receive assistance, simply contact the specialists at hrfamilycare@andrew.cmu.edu with your question or need. They will contact you with guidance and/or the information you requested.
• Frequently Asked Questions [pdf]
• Email: hrfamilycare@andrew.cmu.edu 

As children continue to learn remotely or in a hybrid model, many are in need of extra support with their school work. Therefore, parents, our faculty and staff members, are in need of tutoring services — primarily virtual — for their children.

The Office of Human Resources has launched a virtual tutoring initiative in partnership with CareLink. CareLink is a platform that allows talented members of our community to share their services with others in need of help.

There are many members of the CMU community — primarily students, but also faculty and staff — who are offering these services right now. To view these virtual tutoring profiles, log in to CareLink and click “Find Help” at that top right. From there, click “Search Profiles” to view current CMU community members offering tutoring services.

Can’t find what you need? You can always post a specific job by clicking on the “Post a Job” link within the “Find Help” tab. CareLink is also a way to find help for your other needs — babysitting, house care, pet care, etc. CareLink is a way for our community to connect, support one another, and embrace our shared talent. Visit CareLink today for more information. 

• CareLink Technical Resources [pdf] provides CareLink users more information about how to use the system, including posting jobs and posting profiles.
• If you have any additional questions or concerns, please reach out to hrfamilycare@andrew.cmu.edu.