Supporting you and your family

Whether you are expecting your very first child or needing childcare for your third, our family-friendly benefits will help you to manage all aspects of children and family life and maintain a healthy work-life balance. We also recognise that family does not always inculde children, and we offer a range of support for carers.

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Early Years Education Centre (EYEC) and affiliated nurseries

Childcare and education services for children of College staff and students, aged between 6 months and 5 years.

See 'affiliated nurseries' for information on Old Oak Early Years Centre (Hammersmith and White City campuses), Charing Cross Nursery, and Nature's Nursery (Silwood Park).

Access the EYEC pages

My Family Care

My Family Care offers the opportunity for working parents and carers to have access to a wide range of back up services, advice and information.

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Your Leave Options...

Family leave

The College offers a range of family options, from adoption and surrogacy to maternity. The options are inclusive and cover many situations.

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Special leave

The College offers special leave for when you might need to take time off work for domestic or personal matters, or to attend essential civil or public duties.

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Elsie Widdowson Fellowship Award

The award allows academic staff to concentrate fully on their research work upon returning from maternity, adoption, surrogacy and/or shared parental leave.

Understand the award

Support networks

Parents Network

Everything related to being an Imperial parent in one place

Visit the Parents network

Carer's information and network

Information for careers and the support the College can provide

Visit the carer's network

Babies and bumps network

A network dedicated for new parents and parents to be

Coming soon...