Family

RDM Sponsored nursery places

The University has a scheme that enables colleges and departments to nominate staff or students for a priority place on the nursery waiting list (called a “sponsored place”). RDM has been allocated five sponsored places for 2023-25. Please note that a sponsored place does not guarantee a nursery place, and recipients of sponsored places will be liable to pay all nursery fees. For full details of eligibility and how to apply for an RDM sponsored nursery place, please see policy and application form below:

RDM policy for allocation of sponsored nursery places

Application Form

If you are on the University’s nursery waiting list at the moment and you wish to be considered for a sponsored space, please complete the application form and return to rdm-strategic@rdm.ox.ac.uk.

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Assured is the University of Oxford's confidential employee benefit designed to help you deal with your personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing. This service is for all University employees, your partners and dependants.

There is also support available from the Staff Wellbeing Programme and the Occupational Health Service, and peer support via Teams channels for staff with caring responsibilities and working parents at Oxford.

Holiday playschemes and sitters

The University has links with a number of organisations across the city, from babysitting services to school holiday and sport camps.

More information can be found on the Additional Childcare webpages.

MRC WIMM Community for Parents and Carers

The WIMM Community for Parents and Carers (WCPC) aims to support staff and students of all career stages or paths in their lives as working parents and carers. Find out how to get involved via the WCPC webpage or email WCPC@imm.ox.ac.uk.

Visit the University webpages for more initiatives to support work and family life.