Learn more at our live webinar!

March 18 at 10am PST  

Child Care & Elder Care Benefits

Now Available to All AICCU Member Institutions

Help employees find care and unlock hidden subsidies through comprehensive child care navigation.

AICCU has partnered with Upwards to offer preferred pricing on child care navigation for all 87 member institutions with zero added HR lift.

40%

of Your Employees May Qualify for Free or Subsidized Child Care — and They Don't Know It.

At a California university, 40% of employees qualified for state and federal child care assistance.


Upwards helped them access it by:

Screening employees for eligibility

Identifying local subsidy programs

Guiduiding applications

Managing communication and support

34%

of employees would cut hours without care support

15-19%

higher retention with child care benefits

78%

report higher productivity after receiving support

The Retention Problem is Real

Care instability drives absenteeism, turnover, and burnout — especially at independent colleges competing with larger institutions.

Benefits for AICCU Members:

Child Care Navigation

Personalized help finding licensed care that fits schedule and budget.

Elder Care Navigation

Support for employees managing aging parents — including Medicare and Medi-Cal guidance.

Subsidy Connect

Hands-on assistance accessing federal, state, and local child care funds.

Quarterly Reporting

Impact data for leadership and trustees.

No IT lift. No implementation project. Launch quickly. 

How it Works:

  1. Enroll your institution

  2. Upload employee census

  3. Employees receive immediate support

That's it.

Support Your Faculty & Staff a Benefit That Actually Reduces Turnover

Independent colleges can’t always compete on salary.


You can compete on support.


Upwards makes it easy to launch a high-impact, affordable benefit that directly addresses one of your biggest workforce challenges.

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Join our webinar on March 18 at 10am PST to learn more and see how it works in action.

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