Center For Families - The Respite Center

The Respite Center provides respite and crisis child care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to families experiencing high levels of stress. The ordinary demands of caring for children can drain a parents time, attention and energy. Being a parent becomes more difficult when a family faces additional challenges such as unemployment, social isolation, alcohol and chemical dependency, poverty, children with special needs, domestic and community violence, mental health challenges and or the continuous responsibility of single parenthood. The Respite Center can help.

Parents new to the Respite Center call for an intake appointment with a family service worker. It takes about an hour to fill out permission forms, provide information about your familys needs, and to learn about our service.

There is a sliding fee scale for child care but no one is turned away for inability to pay.

Child Ages:

3 weeks - 15 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - City Of Madison Accredited

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Sunday 8:00AM - 8:00PM