Crisis Nursery
Our crisis nurseries are a safe haven for parents and children, offering free respite for any caregivers who need a break—no matter the reason. While not a long-term solution for childcare needs, the crisis nurseries offer an inviting and secure option when other safe childcare options are not available. More than simply childcare, our team strives to provide the best possible experience for each child by creating a safe environment while also teaching children social-emotional tools to use when they leave our nursery.
The Family Support Center is happy to offer FREE Nursery care for children ages 0–11 in three locations throughout the Salt Lake Valley. The number one reason caregivers seek services at the nursery is respite. Other reasons include therapy appointments, emergency daycare, court appointments, and medical emergencies.
In a crisis situation The Family Support Center Crisis Nurseries can take children, ages 0-11, for up to 72 hours. Examples for this kind of care could include not having safe childcare options for your children when delivering baby, or a medical or legal emergency that might require overnight care.
Please email further questions to crisisnursery@familysupportcenter.org or call 385-231-1209
Scheduling Crisis Nursery Visits
During regular 9:00-5:00 hours call 385-231-1209 to schedule your childcare needs
If this is an emergency, and it is after regular childcare hours, please call 801-635-8510 to schedule your crisis care.
Please Note: You will be sent paperwork to fill out prior to your child’s first visit with us. Please plan to have this paperwork filled out prior to dropping off your children unless pre-arranged with staff. If you are unable to fill out paperwork before arrival, please come 20 minutes prior to the time you are scheduled for childcare. You will not be able to leave your children with us without having completed paperwork on record.
ANYONE DROPPING OFF OR PICKING UP CHILDREN MUST HAVE A VALID PICTURE ID
Sugar House Crisis Nursery
2020 South Lake Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Monday—Friday
Hours
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM*
West Valley Crisis Nursery
3663 South 3600 West
West Valley City, UT 84119
Monday—Friday
Hours
9:00 AM to 7:00 PM*
Midvale Crisis Nursery
777 West Center Street
Midvale, UT 84047
Monday—Friday
Hours
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM*
*Nurseries are closed on certain holidays and training days. Please call or see below for dates closed.
*Las guarderías están cerrados durante ciertos días feriados y de entrenamiento. Por favor llame o visite nuestro sitio de internet para ver las fechas exactas.
2025 Scheduled Nursery Closures
Nurseries are scheduled to be closed on some holidays and a few rotating training days. If you have an emergency during a scheduled closure, please call the emergency hot line number at 801-635-8510 and a nursery may be opened for you.)
Friday May 23, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025 (Memorial Day)
Friday, July 4th, 2025 (4th of July)
Thursday, July 24th, 2025 (Pioneer Day)
More Info
Crisis nursery care is available to any parent who needs it. No fee is ever charged for nursery use. The nurseries can be used for preventing abuse and neglect of children, stress breaks, medical emergencies, appointments, legal obligations, job searching, interviews, family emergencies, and other crisis situations. There may be restrictions based on medical condition or behavioral issues.
Some of the factors that lead to abuse and neglect of children are when parents feel isolated, lack appropriate parenting skills, have unrealistic expectations for children, experience high economic stress, have more children than the parent is prepared to nurture, have children with developmental irregularities, or experience chronic illness. When one or more of these stressors are present, children often become targets for their parent's misdirected frustration, anger, and worry. Instead of acting out on their children, parents can take them to the safe, nurturing care of a Family Support Center nursery.
Care at our nurseries is provided in renovated older homes with warm, home-like atmospheres, situated in quiet residential neighborhoods.
Children under the age of 12 can stay in one of our nurseries. Since the crisis nursery program began in 1977, The Family Support Center has provided over 1 million hours of crisis and respite care to young children in danger of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. In addition to crisis services, the nursery offers parents time-out breaks known as respite care.
Please call in advance to schedule.