University Support for Student Parents
The University offers financial support to help eligible student families with their OFSTED-registered childcare costs
College Support for Student Parents
Your college is here to provide assistance to you while you are studying at the University. As a student parent you have a unique set of needs which your college will aim to support.
Some colleges provide family accommodation for students with families. To research your options please go to www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/colleges/key-facts-and-figures and click on individual college links. If your college cannot provide appropriate accommodation, the University's Accommodation Service may be able to assist you.
College Nurseries
There are three local nurseries, which either belong to colleges or have places assigned for specific colleges.
The Barton Road Day Nursery (Pembroke and Queens' College)
26 Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9JZ
Contact: 01223 335623
Email: brdn@wigwamnurseries.co.uk
The Mrs Cameron Day Nursery (Gonville and Caius College)
Springfield, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA
Contact: 01223 740688
Email: Gonville and Caius College Nursery.
The Wolfson Court Nursery
Girton, Churchill, St John's and Trinity Colleges are connected to the Wolfson Court nursery.
7 Clarkson Road, Cambridge CB3 0EH
Contact: 01223 656318
Email: parentenquiry@brighthorizons.com
College Childcare Contacts
Each College has a designated Childcare Contact who is a point of contact and a voice for student parents within their College.
They provide information on their College's family accommodation and financial support available to student parents. They are also encouraged to work with the College in order to ensure that arrival, orientation and social, pastoral and academic events are accessible to all student parents. Along with the MCR, Childcare Contacts are also encouraged to play a role in organising child-friendly events to enable student parents to meet, as well as facilitate communications between them.
| College | Childcare Contact | Position | Tel. | ||
| Christ's | Nicolas Watkins-Wright | Tutorial Office Manager | st-assistant@christs.cam.ac.uk | (7)64656 | |
| Churchill | Rebecca Sawalmeh | Postgraduate Administrator | postgrad@chu.cam.ac.uk | (3)36157 | |
| Clare | Yuanyuan Zhu | Graduate Administrator | yz775@cam.ac.uk | (3)30715 | |
| Clare Hall | Clare Hall Tutorial Office | tutorial.office@clarehall.cam.ac.uk | (3)32363 | ||
| Corpus Christi | Tony Andres | Head of Tutorial and Student Support | tutorial@corpus.cam.ac.uk | (3)38038 | |
| Darwin | Dr Simone Weyand | Deputy Dean | sw644@cam.ac.uk | ||
| Downing | Dr Sarah Pickard | Academic Registrar | sjp54@dow.cam.ac.uk | (3)34811 | |
| Emmanuel | The Revd Jeremy Caddick | Graduate Tutor | jlc24@cam.ac.uk | (3)34289 | |
| Fitzwilliam | Vicky Hesmondhalgh | Student Services UG & PG Admissions Officer | postgrad.office@fitz.cam.ac.uk | (3)32035 | |
| Girton | Vicky Argent | Postgraduate Administrator | vsfb2@cam.ac.uk | (7)66673 | |
| Gonville & Caius | Dr Andrew Spencer | Senior Tutor | senior.tutor@cai.cam.ac.uk | ||
| Homerton | Marta Sokolowska | Tutorial Office Administrator | tutorial@homerton.cam.ac.uk | (7)47158 | |
| Hughes Hall | Dr Benjamin Marshall | Head of Student Wellbeing and Welfare | bjm71@hughes.cam.ac.uk | ||
| Jesus | Becky | Senior Postgraduate Administrator | graduate-tutor@jesus.cam.ac.uk | (3) 39421 | |
| King's | Rachael Arkle | College Nurse | rachael.arkle@kings.cam.ac.uk | ||
| Lucy Cavendish | Filipa Goncalves | Student Office & Records Administrator | studentoffice@lucy.cam.ac.uk | ||
| Magdalene | Sarah Rees | Postgraduate Officer | postgraduates@magd.cam.ac.uk | (3)32002 | |
| Murray Edwards | Bethan Lewis | Tutorial Office Manager | (7)62203 | ||
| Newnham | Tessa Milne | Head of Tutorial & Academic Office | tutorial.office@newn.cam.ac.uk |
(3) 35791 |
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| Pembroke | Dr Becky Coombs | College Registrar | becky.coombs@pem.cam.ac.uk | (3)38112 | |
| Peterhouse |
Rev'd Jennifer Adams-Massmann |
Asst Chaplain & Welfare Officer |
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| Queens' | Julia Calver | Tutorial Receptionist | tutorial.office@queens.cam.ac.uk | (3)35571 | |
| Robinson | Francesca Amabile | Postgraduate Administrator | fa351@cam.ac.uk | (7)61299 | |
| St Catharine's | Dr David Bainbridge | Tutor and Director of Studies in Vet. Anatomy | (3)38355 | ||
| St Edmund's |
Dr Martin Thompson |
Director of Admissions | mjt68@cam.ac.uk | ||
| St John's | Audrey Hewson | Student Services Manager | a.r.hewson@joh.cam.ac.uk | (3)38656 | |
| Selwyn | Samantha Carr | Graduate Admissions Officer | sc423@cam.ac.uk | (3)31910 | |
| Sidney Sussex | Shaun Darby | Postgraduate Office Administrator | graduateoffice@sid.cam.ac.uk | (3)38810 | |
| Trinity | Eileen Dessaso | Postgraduate Tutorial Administrator | eileen.dessaso@trin.cam.ac.uk | (3)37002 | |
| Trinity Hall | Clare Kerr | Postgraduate Administrator | cak34@cam.ac.uk | (7)60985 | |
| Wolfson | Rajashree Dhanaraj | Tutorial Office Manager | tutorial-manager@wolfson.cam.ac.uk | (3)35905 |