Family Resource Center’s (FRC) Sick Child Care brings quality care and peace of mind to MSU parents when their children are mildly ill. This service brings qualified home-care aids into your home to look after your ill child when you are unable to take time off work or school.

Each MSU family is eligible for 16 hours of subsidized sick child care per child, per fiscal year, to be used in blocks of three hours or more. If a family requres more than 16 hours of care they may call FRC for authorization to extend the hours of care provided, depending on the nature of the illness and recovery time. MSU subsidizes 70 percent of the cost, meaning Employees only need to pay $5.80 per hour for a home aide.

On-call staff cannot be guaranteed for Sick Child Care, so the sooner you call—the better. Please note that at least a four-hour notice is needed for care to be arranged. Parents may call 24 hours a day to request care and are strongly encouraged to pre-register with HISC before the care is actually needed.

Sick Child Care’s examples of illnesses include ear infections, colds and flu, pneumonia, strep throat, chicken pox and recovery from minor surgery, such as tonsillectomy.

Also offered through FRC is Emergency Child Care. Each MSU employee or student is eligible for Emergency Child Care free of charge, five days each year for each child in the family. A child must be free of communicable disease and capable of participating in regularly-planned activities to be eligible for this service.

For more information visit FRC’s Sick Child Care and Emergency Child Care web pages.