Behind closed doors Thursday, the University child care committee assessed the findings of a recently conducted survey about increasing child care facilities on campus.

The survey, administered by WFD Consulting, came after a student- and faculty-sponsored rally for better child care in January.

A University Council member said the meeting brought no surprises.

“It’s what we expected,” Susan Mattern, associate professor of history, said in a phone call after the meeting. “There’s a big demand, a big need and a lot of support.”

The survey, bolstered by eight focus groups composed of undergraduate and graduate students, was “thorough,” Mattern said, and the feedback was good. Of those surveyed, 41 percent of faculty and 32 percent of staff responded.

During the nearly two-hour meeting, the committee heard suggestions from the consultants on how to apply the findings to future plans.

“It’s very complicated to actually implement,” Mattern said, adding that funding was the biggest issue at the moment.

Pending the final draft of the survey, the committee made no concrete plans for the immediate future, she said.

Pressing concerns include the cost of tuition and how give all University employees equal opportunities to use the facility, she said.

The survey showed respondents value quality and to reach that standard, tuition will be “quite high,” Mattern said. No timeline was discussed in the meeting and the final draft is due in early March.