Our Little Village | MILNE
All OLV centers will be closed August 22nd through September 28th, 2025.
FALL TERM 2025 care begins on September 29th and ends on December 12th.
**All OLV locations will be closed November 11th in observance of Veterans Day and November 27th through 30th in observance of Thanksgiving.**
Interested in enrolling your child(ren) at OLV|Milne for Fall Term 2025? Please email: [email protected] and include your child(ren)'s name(s), birthdate(s) and what session you are interested in (mornings/AM or afternoons/PM).
If you don't need regular/consistent care, register for drop-in short-term care available at OLV|Milne and OLV|Dixon.
Our Little Village|Milne (OLV|Milne), administered by OSU’s Family Resource Center, is a reservable and drop-in short-term care program for children of OSU students and employees. Care is available for children ages 5 months through 10 years.
Interested in knowing what OLV|Milne looks like? Check out the images and virtual tour below!
YOU MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO RESERVABLE SHORT-TERM CARE.
FOR DROP-IN SHORT-TERM CARE, YOU MUST REGISTER AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILD(REN) FOR THE FIRST TIME.
To contact OLV|Milne directly during hours of operation, please call 541-737-5515.
FALL HOURS:
OLV|Milne will be open Monday through Friday, from September 29th through December 12th.
**All OLV locations will be closed November 11th in observance of Veterans Day and November 27th through 30th in observance of Thanksgiving.**
Sea Room: Infant/Young Toddlers (5 months up to 1.5 years): Reservable short-term care
- Monday-Friday
AM 8:30am-12pm
- Monday-Friday
PM 1:30pm-5pm
Sun Room: Older Toddlers/2's (1.5 years up to 3 years): Reservable short-term care
- Monday-Friday
AM 8:30am-12pm
- Monday-Friday
PM 1:30pm-5pm
Land Room: Mixed Age (5 months through 10 years): Drop-in short-term care, up to 3 hours per day
- Monday-Friday
9:00am-5:00pm
No reservation needed for drop-in short-term care, just drop-in and leave your child for up to 3 hours while you work in your office, attend a meeting on campus, complete a homework assignment, etc.
(There may occasionally be a situation where attendance is at capacity and you may need to wait until another child leaves before dropping your child off for care.)
Didn't find an age group/hours/days of the week that worked for you? Don't forget to check the OLV|Dixon offerings!
REGISTRATION
Interested in enrolling your child(ren) at OLV|Milne for Fall Term 2025? Please email: [email protected] and include your child(ren)'s name(s), birthdate(s) and what session you are interested in (mornings/AM or afternoons/PM). If you don't need regular/consistent care, register for drop-in short-term care available at OLV|Milne.
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Completed Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) Form
- We are legally required to collect this information before you are allowed to leave your child at OLV.
- You only need to fill out the CIS Form if your child is not in care somewhere else that has already collected this information. For example, if your child is in school or a different child care center.
- You will not be able to leave your child at OLV unless you fill out this form and your child has received at least one dose of all required immunizations or if you identify that your child is in care elsewhere.
- If you need assistance filling out this form, please contact your child's doctor or visit the Benton County Health Department.
PRICING:
Students:
For OSU Students, both reservable care and drop-in care options are available to students paying the student incidental fee (enrolled in Corvallis, on campus courses). Care will remain free at time of service.
Employees:
Available to employees of Oregon State University.
Reservable short-term care:
- 1 day per week- $275 per term
- 2 days per week- $550 per term
- 3 days per week- $825 per term
- 4 days per week- $1,100 per term
- 5 days per week- $1,375 per term
All fees will be collected online. Invoices will be sent during the first or second week of the term. Payments can be made in full at that time or partial payments can be made throughout the term. Payments must be paid in full by the end of the term. There will be no in person payment options.
Drop-in short-term care:
For OSU employees, drop-in care is $21 per child, per day that drop-in care is accessed at OLV|Milne. The $21 will be charged regardless of whether the child stays for 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 3 hours.
All fees will be collected online, after care has been provided. Invoices will be sent on a monthly basis and at the end of a term. Payments must be paid in full by the end of the term. There will be no in person payment options.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
- Prior to your child's first day of care, please read the OLV Parent Rules
- Parents will remain on the OSU main campus, as much as possible, while their child(ren) are being cared for at OLV. If a parent must return home to complete their work that is currently acceptable. The intent of OLV is to provide student and employee parents time to complete work and school tasks associated with their roles at OSU.
RELEASE & DOCUMENTS
- Getting to OLV|Milne
- OLV Parent Rules
- What to Bring
- Our Little Village Release (agreed to during registration)
OLV|Milne Virtual Tour
**Please note: This video is out of date, but still gives a general idea of what OLV|Milne and the classrooms like look.**
A special thanks to Slade Thackeray and Kote Green-Gogiberidze for creating this video
OLV|MILNE SEA ROOM
INFANT & TODDLER
OLV|MILNE SEA ROOM
INFANT & TODDLER
OLV|MILNE LAND ROOM
DROP-IN: MIXED AGE
OLV|MILNE LAND ROOM
DROP-IN: MIXED AGE
OLV|MILNE SUN ROOM
PRESCHOOL & SCHOOL AGE
OLV|MILNE SUN ROOM
Preschool & SCHOOL AGE
FAMILY LOUNGE
FAMILY LOUNGE