REE Work-Life Programs
Child Care and Elder Care Referral Services
Child Care
USDA sponsors four child care centers in headquarters and several in the field to accommodate its employees. Although these child care centers are open to any parent who is in need of child care, USDA employees are given priority when space is available.
Listed below are the USDA sponsored child care centers located in headquarters. To locate USDA sponsored child care centers in the field, please visit http://www.usda.gov/da/shmd/childcare.html
| USDA
Learning Center Yates Building 101 14th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 202-205-1133 |
USDA
Child Care Center Building 17 Second Street Beltsville, MD 301- 441-9218 |
USDA
Small Wonders 5601 Sunnyside Ave. Beltsville, MD 301- 504-2391 or 2493 |
Sunny
Days Early Learning Center 4700 River Road Riverdale, MD 301-864-0714 |
Child Care Aware
To locate child care services in other areas and locations, please call this child care resource and referral agency on 1-800-424-2246 or visit their web site at www.childcareaware.org. Logging into the web site allows the employee to enter their zip code to locate services near their home or any area of their choice.
Elder Care
USDA is committed to providing elder care referral services to its employees to meet their current elder care issues and/or those that may occur in the future. Below are resources and web sites which employees may find useful.
The Elder Care Locator
The Elder Care Locator is a nationwide directory assistance service designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources for aging Americans. Please call 1-800-677-1116, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST.
The Elder Web
The Elder Web is a comprehensive research site for both professionals and family members looking for information on elder care and long-term care. This web site includes links to legal, financial, medical and housing issues. You may visit their web site at www.elderweb.com.
| www.alz.org | www.medicare.gov |
| vwww.aarp.org | www.ssa.gov |
| vwww.caregiver.org | www.aoa.dhhs.gov |
Updated: 11/28/2005
