Parenting and Childcare

Childcare Assistance and Resources

Information on referrals and city/state assistance programs.

CU Children’s Center

Providing high-quality child care to families affiliated with the university.

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Employees

Eligibility, applicable forms of leave, forms and other important details.

Lactation Rooms

A number of private, comfortable lactation rooms are located throughout CU Boulder’s central and east campuses. All are open to faculty, students, staff and visitors in each facility. Review the CU campus map for locations of each building, and Campus Building Access for more information on access to specific facilities.  

Central Campus (Main Campus, Grandview and surrounding areas)

• Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE): Located on the east side of facility, room E261. Past the staircase to the left from the entrance, across from the Buff Techs office. Open and reserved for lactation use only—report misuse to caseservices@colorado.edu.
• Center for Community (C4C): Located on the fourth floor, room N436. Using the stairs or elevator, the room is around the corner to the left of the elevator or across from the stairs on the north side of facility. To request access to this room, email boc@colorado.edu or bring your Buff OneCard to the Buff OneCard office on the first floor of this building (room N180) to speak to a staff member.
• Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES): Located on the second floor of CIRES, south of the atrium in room 234. Access is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have issues, please see the message center in CIRES 318 to get access to the room.
• Gallogly Discovery Learning Center (DLC) (Engineering Center): Located on northwest corner of Discovery Learning Center of the Engineering Center by the bridge to ECEE, on the second floor in room 201. For access/use of this room, contact Josh Eberle at 303-492-2238 or joshua.eberle@colorado.edu.
• Hale Science Building (HALE): Located on the first floor, room 165. Located on the east side of the building past the elevator and men's restroom. The room is open for use during regular building hours. Please contact Diana Wilson at 303-492-2547 or diana.wilson@colorado.edu with questions.
• JILA (Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics): Located on the ninth floor across from the elevator, room A902. Contact George Kavadas at george.kavadas@colorado.edu or Christine Jackson at christine.jackson@colorado.edu for a key or to schedule use of this space.
• Ketchum Arts & Sciences Building (KTCH): Located on the third floor, room 330A, on the west side of the building across from the stair exit. For access, contact Patricia Burton at 303-492-9906 or patricia.burton@colorado.edu, or stop by the office on the first floor for a key.
• Koelbel Building - Leeds School of Business (KOBL): Located on the third floor in the northeast hallway of the building in room 328F. Contact Jan Pace at janette.pace@colorado.edu to schedule use of the room and get Buff OneCard access.
• Koenig Alumni Center (ALUM): Located on the third floor, go up the stairs to level 3 and room 303 is located to the left at the top of the stairs. Call the front desk at 303-492-8484 or stop by with questions.
• Norlin Library (LIBR): Located on the west side of the facility through the Art & Architecture stacks, room 275G (across from restroom 275F and inside the Staff Women’s restroom). To access this room, stop by the security office, located in room S205 on the west side. They will lead you to and unlock the room for you.
• Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building (MBE): Located on the north side of the facility on the second floor, room 268, across from the huddle rooms. To access this lactation room, refer to the School of Education lactation room policy document.
• Ramaley Biology Building (RAMY): Located on the 1B level on the east section of the building, next to classroom N1B23, in room N1B23A. See office suite N122 on the west section of the first floor of the building to gain access to this room.
• Regent Administrative Center (RGNT): Located on the 1B level, through the 1B29 suite, around the corner to the end of hallway and suite, room 1B39. Contact Sam Miller at samuel.w.miller@colorado.edu with questions about this space.
• Richard Jessor Building (JESS): Located on the basement level, room 1B25. From the southwest entrance, take the stairs or elevator to go down to level 1B. To access this lactation room, reach out to Byung Choe at byung-jun.choe@colorado.edu. 
• Student Recreation Center (REC): Located in the gender-neutral restrooms/locker room spaces on the southwest section of the first floor, rooms A127, A128, A129, A131A and A131B. See the Rec Center front desk for questions about usage.
• University Memorial Center (UMC): Located on the first floor in room 132, in the southwest corner of facility past the CU Student Government Offices. To use, check out the key from the reception desk on the second floor. You will need to leave an ID or your Buff OneCard with the desk while you use the room.
• Wardenburg Student Health Center (WARD): Located on the third floor, on the west side of the building to the right past reception. To access this space, stop by the desk on the third floor on the north side of the building.
• Wolf Law Building (WLAW): Located on the first floor within the women’s bathroom RRW113, room RRW113A (private room). Contact Allie Besant at allison.besant@colorado.edu with questions.
• Renée Crown Wellness Institute: Located at the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at 1135 Broadway, just adjacent to central campus, the room is 112 and called the Sage Room. Go to the right past reception on the first floor and go left down the hallway toward the water fountains. 

East Campus and Williams Village

• Administrative and Research Center – East Campus (ARCE): Located on the third floor in room A313. Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AERO): Located on the second floor, room 205.
• Center for Innovation & Creativity (CINC): Located in the southeast section of the building, inside the main entrance to the right, lactation pod in CR105. Contact Austin Hudman at austin.hudmon@colorado.edu for questions or access.
• Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building (BIOT): Located on the second floor, room D248. Contact Angela Janacek at ajanacek@colorado.edu to check out a key and/or with questions.
• LASP Space Technology Research Center (LSTR): Located on the second floor in room 248. Only LASP staff, affiliates and student employees have access. Call the front desk at 303-492-6412 to schedule use of the space.
• Research Lab No. 2 (RL2): Located on the third floor, northwest corner, in room 321-BA. To reserve the room, send a calendar invite to FACMAN-RL2-321BA@colorado.edu. Upon arrival, you can check out the key at the reception desk on the southwest corner of the third floor.
  • Located on the second floor, room 263. Access can be reserved by contacting the NSIDC central office in room 201.
• Sustainability Energy and Environment Community (SEEC): Located on the first floor, room S120. For more information, contact 303-492-5420.
• Space Science Building (SPSC): Located on the second floor in room N207. Only LASP staff, affiliates and student employees have access. Call the front desk at 303-735-0558 to schedule use of the space.
• Williams Village Dining and Community Commons (WVC): Located on the southwest corner of the Williams Village Dining Center, in the lounge near the southwest entrance—Mamava pod in lounge 121. Visit the front desk of the center for questions or to gain access if needed. 

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Parental Leave Policies

Paid parental leave information for faculty and staff.