Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare Supports Staff and Faculty at UNISSULA

Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA) provides childcare facilities for lecturers, staff, and students through Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare, located within the Pesanmasa UNISSULA complex.

The daycare provides childcare services for babies and toddlers and is accessible to members of the university community, including faculty members, educational staff, and students.

This facility supports employees and students who have childcare responsibilities by providing a nearby and structured childcare option within the UNISSULA environment.

Accessible to Faculty, Staff and Students

Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare is available to:

• lecturers and faculty members;
• educational and administrative staff; and
• students.

This broad accessibility makes the facility relevant both for staff and faculty and for student parents.

For lecturers and staff, the daycare helps them continue their teaching, administrative, research, and professional responsibilities while their children receive supervised care nearby.

Childcare for Babies and Toddlers

The daycare provides services for babies and toddlers and offers structured childcare appropriate to young children.

Its programmes include:

• supervised daily care;
• early childhood activities;
• moral education;
• character building;
• developmental activities; and
• structured play.

The daycare therefore provides more than basic supervision, offering an organised environment for early childhood development.

Daily and Monthly Childcare Options

Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare offers both daily and monthly childcare services.

This flexibility helps faculty and staff adapt childcare arrangements to their work schedules.

Daily childcare can support employees during specific teaching, meeting, examination, research, or administrative activities, while monthly childcare provides a regular arrangement for staff with ongoing childcare needs.

Supporting Work Participation

Childcare responsibilities can affect employees’ ability to participate fully in professional life.

The availability of childcare close to the university supports lecturers and staff in carrying out activities such as:

• teaching;
• academic meetings;
• research;
• student supervision;
• administrative duties;
• professional development; and
• university events.

By providing childcare within the UNISSULA environment, the university reduces a practical barrier that can affect staff and faculty participation.

Supporting Women’s Participation in Employment

The facility is particularly relevant to women’s participation in university employment.

Female lecturers and staff with young children may face additional childcare responsibilities. Access to a nearby daycare can help them remain engaged in teaching, research, administration, and professional development.

This support complements UNISSULA’s maternity policy by providing practical childcare after maternity leave and during continued employment.

Shared Family Support

The daycare is accessible not only to women but also to male staff, faculty, and student parents.

This supports a broader approach to shared family responsibilities and helps ensure that childcare is not treated solely as a women’s responsibility.

By making childcare services available to the university community, UNISSULA supports both parents in balancing work, study, and family responsibilities.

Paid but Accessible Childcare

Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare operates as a paid childcare service.

The facility provides established registration and service arrangements, including daily and monthly options.

Although the service is not free, its location within the UNISSULA environment and its availability to lecturers, staff, and students make it an accessible institutional childcare resource.

Institutional Support for Work–Family Balance

UNISSULA recognises that work–family balance can affect the participation and wellbeing of staff and faculty.

Through Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare, the university provides a practical support facility that helps employees manage childcare responsibilities while remaining active in university life.

The facility supports continuity in:

• employment;
• teaching;
• research;
• academic service;
• professional development; and
• institutional participation.

Commitment to Staff and Faculty Wellbeing

By providing childcare services accessible to faculty, staff, and students, UNISSULA strengthens its support for parents across the university community.

Sultan Agung Islamic Daycare provides a structured and accessible childcare option for babies and toddlers and contributes to a more supportive environment for employees with family responsibilities.