UCLA to Shut Two On-Campus Infant and Toddler Centers, Cutting Hundreds of Slots

UCLA will discontinue its Krieger and University Village child-care centers in June, ending on-campus services for about 220 infants, toddlers and preschoolers, primarily children of university employees and students. Provost Darnell Hunt cited a comprehensive program review and the institution’s $220 million projected deficit as reasons, while promising free transition assistance through June 2027. The closures, part of a broader reduction that already saw the Fernald Center shut in 2025, have triggered a protest outside the Westwood administrative offices, with parents and teachers emphasizing the scarcity of affordable Westside child-care.

Local data show licensed slots cover only 4 % of children under two in Los Angeles County, and infant tuition at the UCLA sites had climbed to $3,300 a month. Stakeholders such as alumni lawyer Alexis Burgess warned the loss could drive top talent toward private-sector jobs, and staff members fear up to 45 jobs, including roughly 36 teaching positions, may be lost. The university declined to disclose the exact savings from the shutdown.