Resources for caregivers employees at UMBC

With a Care.com membership, eligible employees* can get help with gaps in care this summer. Parents, you can get summer camps reimbursed (read carefully the guidelines).

Backup Care offers a high quality, subsidized solution when your regular care is unavailable.

Daycare closed for vacation? Caregiver sick? Senior recovering from a fall? Care.com has flexible care options for kids and seniors, and helps you find the right care, whether through the Care.com network of vetted providers or using a preferred caregiver.

Your Care.com membership is paid for by UMBC, and employees are eligible for up to 5 days of subsidized backup care (new for FY 2026).

How it Works

1. Setup your account online or login through the app.

2. Search caregiver profiles, post a job, schedule interviews and request background checks.

3. Once you're ready to hire, easily schedule and pay your caregiver on Care.com.

Don’t have any childcare or eldercare needs? There are also hundreds of discounts you can access via the LifeMart Discount program, just by setting up your Care.com account.

Questions about childcare options? Please contact Care.com directly by calling 1-855-781-1303 or emailing backupcare@care.com.

*Eligible employees: Regular Faculty and Staff, Contingent II, and Graduate Assistants

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