 Supporting
Our Nation’s Military Families
& Strengthening Child Care:
Department of Defense (DoD) and NACCRRA Child Care
Partnership
Military Child
Care In Your Neighborhood
Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood is a
NACCRRA and Department of Defense (DoD) program designed to help
Service Members locate quality child care and provide them with
fee assistance. The program is designed to support Service
Members who can't access DoD's on-base child care programs due
to long installation waiting lists or Service Members'
assignments away from military installations. The amount of fee
assistance varies by family and depends on factors such as total
family income, family circumstances, prevailing local fees, DoD
child care fee policies and available funding.
How it Works:
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For Military
Families |
For Child
Care Providers |
| The Service member, spouse, or legal
guardian contacts Child Care Aware, a division of
NACCRRA, to determine eligibility. |
NACCRRA staff work with providers already caring for
children of military families to become qualified for
the program. |
| NACCRRA staff collects information from
the Service or family member to determine eligibility
and specific child care needs. |
Once approved, NACCRRA pays providers a regular
direct deposit of a portion of the Service Members'
child care fees that does not reduce their existing
child care rates. |
| Callers are referred to local Child Care
Resource and Referral agencies for availability of
quality child care options. |
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Operation:
Military Child Care
Operation: Military Child Care is a Department
of Defense initiative created to meet the child care needs of
military parents who are mobilized or deployed in support of the
Global War on Terrorism. Administered by NACCRRA, the program
provides financial assistance and help in locating quality child
care for eligible military families who do not have access to
on-base options. Fee assistance varies by family and is
influenced by factors such as total family income, geographical
location, military child care fee policies, available funding,
and family circumstances.
How it Works:
|
For Military
Families |
For Child
Care Providers |
| The military member, spouse, or legal
guardian contacts NACCRRA. |
NACCRRA staff receive applications from the Service
Members' provider caring for children of military
families. |
| Staff collects caller information to
determine eligibility and child care needs. Callers also
receive tips on selecting quality child care and
completing program applications. |
Once approved, providers receive direct deposits
from NACCRRA that do not reduce their existing child
care rates. |
| Callers who need child care are linked
to their local Child Care Resource and Referral agency
for referrals to licensed child care programs in their
area or to the nearest military installation. |
NACCRRA and parents each provide co-payments equal
to the provider's existing rates. |
For more information on all of NACCRRA's
military programs visit
www.naccrra.org/militaryprograms or call Child Care
Connection at 1-800-278-1503.
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