Campus child care centers and how to get a spot
How campus child care centers fill their spots, what they ask a student parent for, and why to join the list early.
Student parents
Child care, family housing, food help and the aid rules that change when you are raising a child, written for students who are parents first and students second, or both at once.
Usually decides: Your school's financial aid office and campus child care center
Adding child care to your cost of attendance
Your college can count child care in the budget it uses for aid. How to ask for it and which papers the aid office wants.
SNAP rules that change when you have a young child
College students face extra SNAP rules, and several exemptions are written for parents. Which ones exist and how to apply.
Building a class schedule around a child's day
Drop-off, pickup and sick days come first. How a student parent can build a term schedule that holds up week after week.
Family housing on campus
Some colleges keep apartments for students raising children. Who they are for, how to apply and what to try if there are none.
Pregnancy, new parents and your rights in class
Title IX protects pregnant students and new parents in class. What your college must do and which office arranges it.
Filing the FAFSA when you support a child
Supporting a child changes several FAFSA answers, starting with whose income counts. The questions to read closely.
Programs for your children while you study
Head Start, WIC, school meals and CHIP can help your children directly while you are in college. Who runs each one.
Lactation rooms and nursing breaks on campus
Where to pump or nurse on campus, how to arrange breaks in long classes and exams, and the rules that apply if you also work there.
When your child is sick during exam week
A fever on exam morning can upend a term. How to plan for it, what to send your instructor and how an incomplete grade works.
Child support and how the FAFSA counts it
The current FAFSA treats child support you receive as an asset, not income. Where it goes on the form and when to call the aid office.
Scholarships set aside for student parents
Some scholarships are written for students raising children. Where they come from, how to find them and how they fit with your aid.