This report documents the internal investigative process that was used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a model of child care and services for MIT parents which might be relevant to other institutions. Topics discussed include: (1) the history of MIT's involvement in child care; (2) the origin and charge of MIT's Committee on Family and Work; (3) the committee's data gathering activities; and (4) the committee's preliminary findings. Findings concern MIT culture; marital status, dual career families, and parenthood; child care and services for MIT parents; and elder care. The presentation of findings is supplemented by materials identifying major issues regarding work and family and discussions of the ways in which these issues are manifested in the MIT community. It is recommended that MIT should adopt a statement of principle dealing with the relation between work and personal life; make its informal policies about flexibility more explicit; clarify and improve its parental and personal leave policies; create a family and work program and council; use a broader concept of family when defining family privileges and benefits; help parents attend conferences held at MIT; and provide more housing near campus. (RH)