Caregiving

Take a look at this helpful diagram from Child Care Aware of Virginia to help inform your choice:

For more information about options that may be right for you, review this comparison between Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP) and Mixed Delivery (MD) programs. 

Age specific resources from the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC): 

• What You Want to See in a High Quality Infant Program
  
• What You Want to See in a High-Quality Toddler Program
• What Does a High-Quality Preschool Program Look Like?

Below is a checklist developed by Child Care Aware of Virginia to help you know what to look for when choosing quality child care:

Additional Resource: Review a list of documents needed to enroll children at early care and education programs.

• Please visit these websites to find current child care  availability at the local state and national level:
  • New River Valley visit Birth to Five Hub https://www.unitedwayswva.org/our-work/childhood-success/birth-to-5-hub
  • Roanoke area visit Smart 2 Start https://families.smart2start.org/welcome?lang=en
  • Across VA visit Child Care Aware of Virginia https://vachildcare.com/find-quality-childcare/request-child-care-form/
  • Nationally visit Child Care Aware of America to be connected with your state Resource and Referral Agency https://www.childcareaware.org/resources/ccrr-search/
• Hokie Wellness also provides a listing of "Financial Aid Options for Child Care" on this page. 
• Find more information on the Pay Supplement for Staff: Click here to learn about the implementation of a pay supplement to eligible university staff employees. 
  
• Find more information on the Flexible Spending Account for Dependent Care: Click here to learn about the FSA that allows employees to set aside funds on a pre-tax basis to pay for eligible dependent are expenses throughout the coverage period.

Click the "Child Care Partnership" dropdown found on this page for more information.

As part of our commitment to help Virginia Tech employees find balance between work and personal responsibilities, Hokie Wellness is pleased to provide child care options available locally. It is important to note that neither Hokie Wellness nor Virginia Tech are not endorsing any individual form of child care.

Parents are best qualified to choose child care arrangements for their children. As a parent, it is your responsibility to visit, interview, and check the references of each provider or center. 

The links found on this page can help make the process of selecting child care and finding assistance as easy as possible for the Virginia Tech community.

• Virginia Department of Education (DOE)
  
  • Parents Guide to Special Education  
  • For Families 
  • Special Education Resources
    
  • Individualized Education Program Resources
     
• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
  • https://peatc.org/ 
  • Training can be found here: https://peatc.org/events/
    
    
• Virginia Family Special Education Connection
  • http://vafamilysped.org/
    
    
• The Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) provides community sharing resources to educate students with disabilities.
  • Regions 6 and 7 (NRV area, including Roanoke)
    • Virginia Tech  |  (800) 848-2714 
    • Radford University  |  (877) 544-1918
  • Region 4 (Northern Virginia area) 
    • George Mason University  |  (703) 993-4496
  • Regions 1 and 8 (Richmond area) 
    • Virginia Commonwealth University  |  (800) 426-1595
  • Regions 2 and 3 (Newport News area) 
    • The College of William & Mary  | (800) 323-4489
      
      
• New River Valley Disability Resource Center
  
  
• Virginia Tech Child Study Center
  • (540) 231-8276, 460 Turner St. NW, Suite 207 Blacksburg, VA 24060
  • https://childstudycenter.wixsite.com/childstudycenter
    
    
• Blacksburg Pediatrics – ADOS Assessments for Autism, Care Coordination
  • (540) 443-3940, 829 Davis Street Blacksburg, VA 24060
  • https://www.blacksburgpediatrics.com/
     
• Carilion Children's Pediatric Child Development
  • (540) 769-0976, Main Entrance, 4348 Electric Rd, Roanoke, VA 24018
  • https://carilionclinic.org/providers/michole-c-pineda-md
     
• Carilion Clinic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • (540) 853-0900, 2017 S Jefferson St 2nd Floor, Roanoke, VA 24014
     
• Intercept Youth Services
  • (540)-344-7700, 5673 Airport Rd NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
     
• Radford University Psychological Evaluation
  • (540)-831-5361
  • https://www.radford.edu/content/chbs/home/psychology/services/comprehensive-psychological-eval.html
     
• UNC Greensboro Psychology Clinic
  • 1100 West Market Street Greensboro, NC 27403-1830, (336) 334-5662
  • https://psy.uncg.edu/clinic/youth-testing/
    

The Dependent Care Travel Grant Program is a pilot program developed by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to reduce the barriers to caregivers for attending work events that require travel. For more information, review the flyer below:

University organizations, centers, and the Graduate School offer several services and programs aimed at supporting families and making work-life balance a little easier. Visit this page to read about a few of them.

Explore additional resources:

• Hokie Wellness Resources 
• Adult Day Services

All Virginia Tech policies are available on the policy website. Following are specific university and state policies that reference caregiving, including child and adult care:

Virginia Tech policies:

• University Policy No. 4300: Hours of Work for University and Classified Staff
• University Policy No. 4325 Alternate Work Site and Telework Policy

Virginia Department of Human Resource Management policies: 

• DHRM Policy 1.61 Teleworking

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