Institution Milestones to Supporting Working Parents at HMS

1976

JCSW pens a report on establishing daycare in the Longood Medical Area (LMA)

1979

JCSW distributes a survey to determine day care needs in the LMA

1982

Longwood Medical Area Childcare Center (LMA CCC) opened onsite childcare at Simmons College

1985

JCSW distributes a survey to determine the need for an Office of Work and Family

1986

Office of Work and Family Opens

1992

LMA CCC moved to current MASCO building and was available to employees of BWH, DFCI, Simmons, Joslin Diabetes, Harvard Longwood Campus, and MASCO

1993

JCSW supports revision of the 11 years to tenure rule to allow for one extra year for every child born for up to two years.

1994

JCSW opens the first of several HMS quad mothers' rooms

1999

Bright Horizons and MASCO signed a contract to provide guaranteed slots to Harvard Longwood Campus, DFCI, BCH and BWH

2003

JCSW initiates HMS Maternity Leave policy

2005

Family Parental Leave Pilot launches

2011

JCSW hosts a Childcare Summit

2011

Harvard Longwood Campus Work/Life Programs were created as a result of the Childcare summit

2013

The JCSW was instrumental in developing the LMA Family Childcare Network with 100% MASCO funding of the 3-year pilot. This program was for DFCI, BWH, BCH, HMS, HSPH and BIDMC faculty, staff, postdocs, nurses, and residents.