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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Take Your Child to Work Day?
- What is the date and time of this event?
- What is the age range for participants?
- Could I bring my 4-year-old with me?
- Is this event exclusively for NIH employees?
- What if I work for another HHS agency on the NIH campus?
- How and when can I register?
- Can I sign up my child for more than one session?
- What do I have to do after completing the registration?
- What about access to campus the day of the event?
- Should I take annual leave (AL) to bring my child?
- Could this be a field trip for my child's (elementary or middle) school?
- Who will take care of my child?
- Where can I get more information on the day of the event?
- What if I need a letter excusing my child from school?
- What if my child needs reasonable accommodations?
- Will there be special lunch menus for children?
It is a career day that has diverse activities to introduce young people to possible careers and public service.
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Children between the ages of 5 and 15 can participate. Many activities have an age limit, such as 5 - 11 or 12 - 15; check the schedule carefully when you are selecting activities. Remember, too, that you must have your manager's prior approval in order to bring your child to work.
Children younger than 5 years old can not attend. If you have supervisory approval to bring a younger child to your office, that approval is something separate and apart from this NIH-sponsored event.
Contractors, visiting scientists, IRTAs, and everyone else working for the NIH is welcome to participate. Everyone needs to have supervisory approval to participate. Eligibility is verified based on the HHS e-mail address and employee ID number used at the time of registration.
If you work for HHS and are stationed on the NIH campus, you and your child are welcome to participate.
There are three steps for registration.
Create a New Account (profile) at http://takeyourchildtowork.nih.gov, anytime on or after Wednesday, April 6th.
On Friday, April 8th, the schedule will be available for viewing only. Print this out to review with your child.
Activity selection opens on Tuesday, April 12th. Parents will be able to select the specific activities for their children. After activity selection, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. On Tuesday, April 26th, you will receive by email a final, summary listing all activities for which your child is registered. Print this email and bring it with you on the day of the event for your child's admission to each activity.
The system will initially allow you to register each child for only one activity with limited space. On Tuesday, April 12th, you may register your child for the first activity. On Wednesday, April 13th, please check the website to confirm an opportunity to register for a second limited space activity. On Thursday, April 14th, (based on availability) you may return to register your child for a second activity. The online registration system will open at 8:30 a.m. each day.
This form of registration ensures an equitable opportunity for all children to participate, both in activities that are limited in space or size and in those activities that are open to everyone.
Pick up a registration bag for each child that includes a security wristband to be used on the NIH campus.
Sign-in and registration bags will be available in the South Lobby, Building 10 (Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center), on Tuesday, April 26, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; Wednesday, April 27, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; and on Thursday, April 28, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Please complete the Accompanied Child Visitor Pass (ACVP) at:
http://security.nih.gov/staff/pages/ACVP.aspx
All children under the age of 16 accompanied by an NIH employee or contractor holding a valid NIH ID are allowed to enter the main campus through any employee or visitor entrance where a guard is present. The accompanied child or children will not undergo physical screening and will not have to enter via a visitor's entrance.
All children have to wear a security wristband while on campus. The wristbands are included in the registration bag.
You may need to take annual leave. The NIH encourages each Institute to support its employees' participation in all Special Observances including this event. However, some supervisors or managers require that employees take annual leave to participate in Take Your Child to Work Day.
Could this be a field trip for my child's (elementary or middle) school?
No. The purpose of the event is for children to see what their parents actually do at work, as well as for parents to encourage a dialogue with their own children about their work life. Hopefully, your child's classmates will be able to go with their own parents to their respective worksites.
Parents are responsible for their children while at NIH. There will be no child-care services available. Children require constant supervision, and are not permitted in laboratory or patient-care areas without the permission of the area supervisor. Please review the NIH safety policy regarding children in the work place. Teach them safety basics before you bring them to work! Some good tips are here: NIH Policy Manual: 3015 - Admittance of Children to Hazardous Areas Issuing Office: ORS/DS/OSHB 496-3353, Release Date: 02/14/96
An information desk will be set up near the registration table in the South Lobby of Building 10 (Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center), to help you on the day of the event. Stop by if you need help.
You can download the 2011 Student Permission form from our Web site, or you can pick one up at our information desk.
Individuals with disabilities, who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, should contact Ms. Kimberly Kirkpatrick, Disability Employment Program Manager, OEODM, at (301) 402-4157 Voice, (800) 877-8339 Federal Relay, or by email: kimberly.kirkpatrick@nih.gov. Requests should be made at least 7 days in advance of the event.
The Eurest Dining Service has arranged for child-friendly (and parent-friendly!) meals to be made available at the respective stations in the various NIH cafeterias. You can purchase these meals anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., subject to availability. The following is an overview of the meals that we will be offering:
Slice Cheese Pizza
Fun Fruit
Small Bottle Water
$5.29Chicken Tenders
Fun Fruit
Small Bottle Water
$5.29Macaroni & Cheese
Fun Fruit
Small Bottle Water
$5.29
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