UC and UCLA offer savings and extra protection for your home, children, pets, and more.
Learn more about the different plans at the links below.
Pet Insurance
UC offers preferred pricing on pet insurance through Nationwide, and you can enroll anytime.
Legal Insurance
ARAG Legal Insurance provides a wide range of legal services for a small monthly premium. You can enroll as a new employee or during Open Enrollment each year.
Identity Theft Protection
UC provides a comprehensive identity protection program through Experian, paid for by UC, for UC retirees and employees and their dependent children up to age 18.
Tuition Discounts
UC supports employees who want to further their education by offering discounts on university classes and through UC Online Education. See Learning & Development for other educational benefits for staff.
For the reduced Fee for Tuition Reimbursement, contact Staff Personnel Policy.
Parenthood and Nursing
Adoption assistance
UC’s Adoption Assistance Plan, administered by WEX Health, provides financial support for faculty and staff who are expanding their families through adoption, with reimbursement of up to $5,000 of eligible expenses.
Your Rights and Obligations as a Pregnant Employee (PDF)
Learn about pregnant disability leave, your obligations as a pregnant employee, additional leave under the California Family Rights Act, and more.
Family Care and Medical Leave and Pregnancy Disability Leave poster (PDF)
Informational posters from the Civil Rights Department of the State of California.
What to do if You're Having a Baby
Everything you need to know about taking time off work, enrolling your new child in benefits, and the resources UC offers to help you take care of yourself and your growing family.
Pregnancy, Newborn Child and Adopted Child (PDF)
A UC fact sheet covering the various leave provisions, wage replacement, continuing benefits while on leave, and how to enroll the new child in benefits.
UCLA BirthPlace
UCLA BirthPlace is proud to be a part of improving the health of mothers and infants. We encourage and support new mothers with breastfeeding information during and after their hospital stay. UCLA is ranked among the top 2 hospitals in Los Angeles County for exclusive in-hospital breastfeeding.
Supporting Nursing Mothers
This guide explains your rights as a breastfeeding student, faculty or staff member and assists you in finding appropriate resources.
Childcare, Education, Dependent Care
Dependent care flexible spending account (DepCare FSA)
The DepCare FSA allows you to set aside money from your paycheck pretax to pay for eligible dependent care expenses. To save for health care expenses, check out the Health Care FSA.
Family care resources
UC provides member access to Bright Horizons Enhanced Family Supports which includes a network of child care centers (including a location in Westwood), a network of caregivers called SitterCity, elder care resources, and family educational resources.
ScholarShare College Savings Plan
ScholarShare 529 is a flexible and tax-advantaged savings plan for your child’s higher education.
Early Care and Education (ECE)
UCLA ECE provides pre-K care and education for children.
UCLA Infant Development Program (IDP)
IDP is operated by the Psychology Department at UCLA. It offers quality group care for infants and toddlers of the students, staff, and faculty and serves as a teaching and research facility for the UCLA community.
University Parents Nursery School (UPNS)
UPNS is a cooperative preschool that cares for the children (aged 2–5) of the general public and UCLA students, staff and faculty.
UCLA K-12 Outreach
UCLA offers a variety of programs and resources for K-12 students, parents and educators. This webpage provides the basic information about each program in one central location.
UCLA Intervention Program
An early intervention, center-based program providing therapeutic, educational, and diagnostic services for infants and toddlers (birth to 36 months) with developmental delays, risks, or disabilities