For student parents, time poverty—the lack of discretionary time that comes from balancing classes, parenting and, in many cases, work—can make completing a degree more difficult.
When colleges seek to address the competing demands on student parents, childcare often dominates the conversation. But while access to care can help parents attend class, it doesn’t necessarily address another key challenge: finding uninterrupted time outside the classroom to study and complete coursework.
The University of Louisiana System is testing a new approach to give student parents dedicated time to focus on their coursework while keeping their children nearby. Nicholls State University and the University of Louisiana Monroe have partnered with StudyNPlay, a Louisiana-based program that provides supervised play for kids to free up study time for their parents. Parents can study in a designated space while a supervisor watches their children play nearby and within view.
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