Current Programs & Services

Mountaineer Kids Club
WVU Student Child Care Assistance Program (SCCAP) – Financial assistance for students who are parents to pay for child care in community child care centers.
Parents Realizing Our Potential as Students (PROPS) – Parent support group. Networks WVU students who are parents with other WVU students and their families. Carruth Center provides sessions designed to meet the needs of students who are parents. A free family dinner is provided at 6:00-6:30 and child care is available 6:30-7:30 at the MKC while parents have their group meeting. Please call or email for semester schedule.
Parent study room during Mountaineer Kids Cub operational hours with free child care
Lactation Room
Comprehensive list of Monongalia County licensed
child care centers
Family Fun Trip—planned and sponsored annually to a regional arena that promotes healthy family relationships and networking with other WVU students who are parents
Tips for finding the right child care provider
Parent education materials & resource room
Literacy Enrichment – An assortment of classic children’s literature books are available for check-out. Supplemental learning activities for the whole family are available in our early literacy take home packets, created by WVU Early Childhood Education Students.
Listmail for students who are parents
Family consultations
Lending Library
Outreach programs
Website
Referrals for Employee Child Care Assistance Program (ECCAP)
Advocacy and implementation for multi-phase plan for campus child care including the creation of campus based child development center
CCAMPIS Grant development, oversight, and implementation
Bulletin boards for sharing family and community information and needs
Babysitting lists—WVU students who are available for babysitting opportunities. Contact CDFSS to acquire the list.

Referrals for financial assistance from Child Care Resource Center
Sponsor family events so the students who are parents can interact and learn from their peers
Provide technical advise for community child care centers, after school programs and home based providers on accreditation
Lunch ‘n Learn trainings/workshops/events—Programming to allow for social interactions between students who are parents. Educational presentations are offered to inform students of University and community based resources to help support their family needs.
Serve as liaison between the University and community promoting available resources
Serve as a single point of contact for West Virginia University on child care and family resources available to the campus community
Student Affairs alternative tailgating—held at E Moore Hall once during the football season. Offers free family friendly activities, food and beverages.
Semester kick-off ice cream social—bring the family for some summer treats to the Purinton House commuter lounge the first week of classes. Refer to the website for day and time.
Technical Support – Provides leadership and technical assistance for campus and community about early care and education issues. Guidance is available to community child care centers, after-school programs, and home-based care providers seeking National Accreditation.