Child Care Initiatives

Helping families balance home and work life needs

The Virginia Tech Graduate School supports several family initiatives for graduate and undergraduate students associated with the university’s commitment to a work-life friendly atmosphere. These programs (all open to graduate and undergraduate students) include:

• Little Hokie™ Hangout childcare center
  A VDOE-licensed childcare center for children between the ages of 20 months and 5 years. Operating 3 sessions daily, the center provides a welcoming, safe and creative environment for children to socialize and grow through structured, play-based activities and programs. For more information, email childcare@vt.edu
• Annual Hokie™ Hand-Me-Down event held each November
• Collaboration with the VT Women’s Community Center
• Involvement with the Hokie Wellness Babysitter List. 

A significant portion of the graduate student population must balance childcare needs with their studies and work as graduate assistants, graduate teaching assistants, or graduate research assistants. 

Child Care Coordinator Marin Riegger directs the above programs and works with the university to expand offerings and serve more students and their families.