There are several websites with important information about childcare that are also valuable
sources for requesting childcare services, including militarychildcare.com, dafchildandyouth.com
and childcareaware.org.
• Child Care Aware® of America (CCA) is a website for families that identifies types of
childcare, tips for selecting quality childcare, resources for families that promote childhood
development, tips for opening and operating a childcare program and Military/DoD fee
assistance. This site offers information about Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood
(MCCYN) which is a DAF childcare fee assistance program that provides authorized DAF
Active Duty personnel with assistance in locating, selecting and offsetting the cost of civilian
child care, when installation childcare is not available.

• Militarychildcare.com provides DoD approved childcare options that identifies program and
care types that are available for military families. Users of the site are able to create an
account and search for military-operated childcare services. This site also provides
information on fee assistance programs such as the MCCYN and Child Care in Your Home
(CCYH) which is a pilot program that helps families with non-traditional work schedules.
• DAF Child and Youth (https://www.dafchildandyouth.com) is an informational website that
provides a comprehensive overview of Child and Youth Programs offerings that include:
Child Development Centers, Family Child Care (FCC), Expanded Child Care (ECC), School
Age Care (SAC), Youth Programs, and the School Liaison Program (SLO). In addition, each
DAF FCC ECC program includes a summary, eligibility requirements, how to request care
and fee information.

If you are a Reservist serving at a wing that is a tenant on the installation, the host wing’s Family
Child Care office is the place to go for information and referral sources. The FCC office is found in
the base Child and Youth Programs Flight of the local Force Support Squadron. If you are a
Reservist serving at a host wing, the Home Community Care point of contact is generally the
Military and Family Readiness Center for information and referrals. For wings where the M&FRC is
not the POC, they will be able to refer you to the correct Home Community Care POC.

You may be eligible based upon status, orders and other considerations. To best determine
eligibility, consult the Military Family Types and DoD Priority handout or contact your local Child
and Youth Program experts.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense determines childcare priorities and publishes them through
Department of Defense Instruction 6060.02 and Department of the Air Force Instruction 34-144. For
more information, check out the Military Family Types and DoD Priority handout.

Generally speaking, Monday through Friday, a Reservist on orders is in category 1. However, the
local Child and Youth experts can provide the best guidance.

At most active-duty installations, childcare spaces are at a premium. There are often waiting lists.
At the time this Public Affairs Guidance was produced, the average Air Force wait was two to three
months.

Yes, you can do so through militarychildcare.com. There’s also a new app, Kinderspot, that
allows military families to “sublet” their child care slots on a week-long basis and will be rolled out
to all Air Force child development centers by July 2024. The Kinderspot app is available for
download on Apple and Android devices. The participating centers validate all the users of the app to
make sure they are eligible to offer a spot or to rent a spot. That rental fee rate is based on the
family’s total family income, not the total family income fee of the family who has the permanent

child care space. Read more about the Kinderspot app at https://myairforcelife.com/new-kinderspot-
app/

Fees vary based on total family income.

Reservists are encouraged to work with their supervisor, Family Child Care Office or Military and
Family Readiness Office to explore all possible options, realizing that finding the right childcare is a
nationwide problem not confined to the military. Military Childcare in Your Neighborhood, on the
militarychildcare.com website, is one possible option.

Yes. Airmen may travel with their child(ren) to training and duty. The child does not change your
lodging priority status.

Yes, you are eligible, depending on availability of rooms. The child does not change your priority
status. IAW AFMAN 34-135, para 4.1, “dependents under the age of 18 are authorized to stay in Air
Force Visiting Quarters (VQ) when accompanied by the appropriate legal guardian.”

The family should talk to the POC at the installation and must meet eligibility requirements. If
eligible requirements are met, the member completes the DAF FCC ECC form with the POC at the
installation.

Members can apply for the fiscal year when they provide their drill schedule. Approval can be
given for the fiscal year.

Your HCC POC will reach out to the Air Force Services Center via email to the AFFCC
System Box (AFFCCSystem.Admin-02@us.af.mil). The POC will include in the email the
number of providers they would like to recruit as well as the zip codes where recruitment will
take place. The Air Force Services Center will contact Child Care Aware of America to have
them begin the recruitment process. HCC POCs can also identify individuals in their wing’s area
who may be interested in becoming providers and send their information to the AFFCC System
Box. Information should include first and last name, email address and contact number of
interested persons.

Yes. In fact, it is encouraged that you make contact with and meet the provider before the first day
of care.

If traditional options, such as internal family support and commercial childcare are not available,
some other possible options include working with your M&FR to determine any additional local area
childcare programs, initiating your Dependent Care Plan or working with your leadership to
reschedule your orders.