Backup Dependent Care

Emergency Back-up Child/Elder Care Options for Student Parents!

Mrs. B’s Daycare

Mrs. B’s Daycare Center accept infants through 12 years.

Details

• MSU students receive five days of emergency back-up care per child in the family, per year.
• Allotment of days are renewed on an academic calendar basis, starting Fall semester each year.
• The service is free of charge.
• Child must be free of communicable disease and capable of participating in regularly planned activities
• Space can be reserved up to two weeks in advanced.

Complete required paperwork ahead of time at this link: EBU Paperwork

Contact Mrs. B’s Daycare:

2445 Dobie Road,
Mason, MI 48854
(517) 676-3020

Hours of operation: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Backup or Emergency Dependent Care Services

Kennedy Care

Safe at Home is a division of Kennedy Care, a leader in home health care based out of Ann Arbor, MI. Kennedy Care: Safe at Home can serve MSU faculty and staff around the state of Michigan. Kennedy Care provides passionate caregivers assisting with important everyday tasks to keep clients safe in their homes. Back-up child care is available for children ages six weeks to thirteen years old who are both healthy and mildly ill. Back-up elder care is available for seniors. The Kennedy Care team is devoted to delivering excellent client experiences and is available 24/7, across the state of Michigan.

• Phone: 800-790-7233, call 24 hours a day. Please reserve care at least four hours in advance.
• Website: www.kennedycare.com/safeathome (childcare)  or Kennedy Care (eldercare)
• Pre-registration required: Childcare form, Eldercare form. Complete it, and send to sah@kennedycare.com or visit the website here: www.kennedycare.com/back-up-services for childcare.
• Ages served: 6 weeks to 13 years old, seniors
• Serves well and mildly ill children and dependent elders
• Hours of Operation: flexible
• Facility: Services provided in your family’s home.
• Cost/MSU Subsidy: Staff and faculty pay $7.00 per hour for a home aide or in-home childcare provider; students pay a discounted rate of $3.00 per hour for a home aide or childcare provider

Additional details of service:

Advanced notice: The more advanced notice provided to Kennedy Care (weeks to months), the more likely service can be arranged. Based on demand, on-call staff cannot be guaranteed.

Cancellation – A service cancellation should be made 24 hours prior to the service. All cancellations must be emailed to sah@kennedycare.com. A subsidized charge equivalent to 4 hours of care (4 hours are also subtracted from your subsidized hour bank) will be assessed for cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance. Details at www.kennedycare.com/safeathome

MSU families are eligible for up to 40 hours of subsidized dependent care per dependent, per family. Hours beyond the 40 hours of subsidized care will be charged at the full Kennedy Care hourly rate for service at the expense of the user of the services.

Location limitations may apply to service, although Kennedy Care and Kennedy Care: Safe At Home have care providers all over the state. To inquire whether you live in a coverage area, contact Kennedy Care at sah@kennedycare.com or 800-790-7233.