CSUSB receives $1.2 million grant for on-campus child care programs

The Children’s Center and the Infant and Toddler Lab School were awarded the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant, which will provide about $1.2 million over the next four years to help low-income student parents.  “The primary aim of the CCAMPIS grant is to support student parents on campus through child care subsidies,” said Amanda Wilcox-Herzog, director of the CSUSB CCAMPIS program, faculty supervisor of the Infant and Toddler Lab School, and professor of psychology. “That said, the big benefit is that they have access to child care on campus for extremely low cost.”  “Providing a quality learning opportunity for the children of our students, faculty and staff is personal for me and my wife Evy,” said CSUSB President Tomás D. Morales. “Our first child was born at the end of our freshman year and indeed it would have been very difficult to complete our degrees if it was not for a quality campus-based child care option.” CCAMPIS, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education, also contributes to the California State University’s 2025 Graduation Initiative as it increases the likelihood of student parents completing their degrees. This is the fourth four-year CCAMPIS grant cycle for CSUSB.