Child Care @ Harvard



		Child Care Options


		Child Care - Cambridge and Allston campuses


		Child Care - Longwood Medical Area


		Finding Group and Family Child Care


		Finding a Nanny


		Finding an Occasional Babysitter


		Back-up and Emergency Child Care for Employees


		Paying for Child Care


		Lactation Rooms


		Other Child Care Resources


		Connecting with Parents in the Harvard Community



		Schools and After-School Programs


		Harvard University School's Out Program


		Other School Vacation Programs


		Summer Camps


	Office of Work/Life Resources 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 635 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-495-4100 Email: worklife@harvard.edu
	Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family 164 Longwood Avenue, Room 106 Boston, MA 02115 Phone: 617-432-1615 Email: Barbara_Wolf@hms.harvard.edu

Lactation Rooms

Harvard offers multiple lactation rooms to nursing mothers who are Harvard affiliates. Lactation rooms can be found in the following locations:

Holyoke Center. Please click here for registration & use instructions (including exact location).
Harvard Business School
- There are three lactation rooms at HBS.
- For information regarding the two lactation rooms on the main campus, please contact Cathy Francisco, HBS Operations, 495-6814.
- For information regarding the lactation room on the extended campus, please contact Sadia Jiminian, HBS Human Resources, 495-6944.
HMS/HSPH/HSDM Breastfeeding Rooms are private, comfortable spaces available to all Longwood area women to use for breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. For more information, see http://www.hms.harvard.edu/hr/owf_breastfeeding.html.
Other Locations: Other Lactation rooms are in the progress of being opened officially across campus.
1. We are working on opening up rooms at the Center for Astrophysics and at Harvard Law School. Stay tuned to this page for opening details!

Partner with us!
Free hospital-grade pumps to qualified partners
If you would like to partner with us in opening up a lactation room in your part of campus, we have a limited number of hospital-grade pumps available (a $900 value) with which we can supply you. Please contact the Office of Work/Life Resources via email: worklife@harvard.edu or call us at 617-495-4100 for details!

Breastfeeding Support Classes
Harvard also offers support of breastfeeding in the workplace through its “Getting Started Breastfeeding” classes.
For the Cambridge campus, contact Harriet Torgerson, RN at UHS, at 617-495-2068 for details.
For the Longwood Medical Area, contact Barbara Wolf at 617-432-1615.

The Holyoke Center Lactation Room
The Holyoke Center Lactation Room is equipped with a hospital-grade pump. You must provide your own auxiliary/accessory kit. These can be purchased from University Health Services Pharmacy (617-496-6661) for approximately $45, or from other local pharmacies. You can also use your own pump in the room.