What does KU do for student-parents?
There are two child development facilities on campus: the Hilltop Child Development Center and the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center, which is part of the Human Development and Family Life academic program. Both centers typically have waiting lists for child-care openings. The Student Senate generally provides approximately $50,000 of the Educational Opportunity Funds to the Office of Student Financial Aid for childcare grants for student-parents with children under the age of five. The application period usually begins on the first of September, with a priority deadline several weeks later. The Office of Student Financial Aid also does a budget adjustment for students with child-care expenses on request. Currently, full-time students are assessed $4 a semester for Child Care Facility Construction Fee, which is matched by the University to fund the new building for the Hilltop Child Development Center. Student Senate passed a bill in Spring 2002 that will provide free childcare for
