Parents with Children Information

Child Care Grants

Small grants of up to $300 are available to assist meeting attendees who are bringing small children or who incur extra expenses in leaving them at home (i.e., extra daycare or babysitting services).

Please complete the Application for Child Care Grant and fax it to (301) 209-0865, Attention: Sue Otwell. Applications must be received by January 15, 2009.  A subcommittee of the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) will review the applications. In the event that the number of requests for grants exceeds the funding available, preference will be given to applicants in the early stages of their careers.

   Application for Child Care Grant

Child Care Bulletin Board

American Physical Society (APS) provides a Child Care Bulletin Board as a means to communicate for those seeking to share babysitting at the March Meeting. APS offers this bulletin board as a service and takes no responsibility for any consequences resulting from child care arrangements made through this bulletin board. People posting on the bulletin board are not endorsed, screened or validated by APS. Please exercise appropriate caution in dealing with unfamiliar individuals.

   APS Child Care Bulletin Board

Pittsburgh Child Care Centers

A list of local childcare providers is provided for your convenience by the Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau. Neither the American Physical Society nor the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics has reviewed nor endorsed the services of any specific child care provider on this list, and assumes no liability. The Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau provide the list as a courtesy and they, too, take no responsibility as to the reliability of these child care services.

Allegheny Caregivers: 412-727-2800
Brightside Academy: 412-560-0237
Child Care on Smithfield Street: 412-456-1606
Dolci Nanni: 412-683-3630 
It’s a Small World: 412-681-1225 or 412-578-6984
Metropolitan Pre-school and Nursery: 412-434-5930
Nanny Poppinz, Inc. 954-752-6707
Rent-a-Mom: 412-722-9445 
Smallworld: 412-391-8250

Parents/Children Quiet Room

APS will designate a small room in the convention center for parents who bring infants and young children to the meeting. The purpose of the room is to provide a place for parents to come for quiet time and relaxation with their small children. The room will be furnished with comfortable furniture and water, but there will be no supervised childcare and no toys provided.

Quiet Room Hours