February 26, 2003

HR News

The McGaw YMCA Child Care Center is offering priority fall registration for Northwest-ern affiliates beginning March 1.

Through an agreement with the University, the center provides faculty, staff and students access to available fall childcare spaces at the center during the priority registration period, which runs through April 30.

Early registration is encouraged. Need-based fee assistance is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Northwestern open house/ registration events will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. March 2 and March 10 at the Evanston center, located at 1420 Maple, near the main YMCA building.

Visitors can tour the facility, meet the staff, learn about fall programs and reserve a space for their child. Tours an also be arranged by calling the center at (847) 475-8580.

Tomorrow (Feb. 27) is the deadline for submitting claim forms for reimbursement from FSA accounts for services received in calendar year 2003.

Any account balance remaining as of March 1 will be forfeited. For ongoing FSA claims processing, claims received by the 15th of a month will be reimbursed at the end of that month. Otherwise, reimbursement will be received at the end of the next month.