- Notice of Change to DAF MCCYN Fee Assistance Program
Dear Department of the Air Force Family,
This email is to inform you of an upcoming change to the Department of the Air Force Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) fee assistance program. Beginning in June 2026, third-party administration of the program will transition to the MilitaryChildCare.com Fee Assistance Management (MCC FAM) team.
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) and the MCC FAM team are working closely to ensure a successful transition with no disruption to program services or payments.
At this time, no action is required from you. During the week of 1 June 2026, you will receive a welcome email from the MCC FAM team with additional details about the transition and any information specific to your family.
If you have questions about this email, email the MCC FAM team at USAFMCCYN@mccinyourneighborhood.com. This inbox has been set up to support you during the transition.
As always, thank you for your family’s service to our country!
Sincerely,
Child Care Aware® of America
- MCCYN-PLUS Initiative (QRIS) Expands into North Carolina – Effective March 13, 2023
The Military Services expanded the MCCYN program to include MCCYN-PLUS. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative will include community child care programs that are quality rated by their state Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), in locations where nationally accredited care is unavailable. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative is currently active in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, Nevada, Florida: Miami-Dade County. On March 13, 2023, the MCCYN-PLUS initiative will launch in North Carolina.
This initiative has no impact to families receiving fee assistance with their current provider. Families receiving fee assistance may stay with their current provider until the time that the youngest child ages out of the program, the family dis-enrolls, or the provider becomes ineligible due to non-compliance with state licensing or program policies. However, these guidelines should be taken into consideration if you are planning on changing your provider in the future.
For more information about MCCYN-PLUS, please visit our website at https://usa.childcareaware.org/feeassistancerespiteproviders/qris-mccyn-plus/.
- MCCYN-PLUS Initiative (QRIS) Expands into Texas – Effective October 3, 2022
The Military Services expanded the MCCYN program to include MCCYN-PLUS. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative will include community child care programs that are quality rated by their state Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), in locations where nationally accredited care is unavailable. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative is currently active in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, Nevada, Florida: Miami-Dade County. On October 3, 2022, the MCCYN-PLUS initiative will launch in Texas.
This initiative has no impact to families receiving fee assistance with their current provider. Families receiving fee assistance may stay with their current provider until the time that the youngest child ages out of the program, the family dis-enrolls, or the provider becomes ineligible due to non-compliance with state licensing or program policies. However, these guidelines should be taken into consideration if you are planning on changing your provider in the future.
For more information about MCCYN-PLUS, please visit our website at https://usa.childcareaware.org/feeassistancerespiteproviders/qris-mccyn-plus/.
- MCCYN-PLUS Initiative (QRIS) Expands into Florida: Miami-Dade County – Effective September 1, 2022
The Military Services expanded the MCCYN program to include MCCYN-PLUS. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative will include community child care programs that are quality rated by their state Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), in locations where nationally accredited care is unavailable. The MCCYN-PLUS initiative is currently active in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, and Nevada. On September 1, 2022, the MCCYN-PLUS initiative will launch in Florida: Miami-Dade County
This initiative has no impact to families receiving fee assistance with their current provider. Families receiving fee assistance may stay with their current provider until the time that the youngest child ages out of the program, the family dis-enrolls, or the provider becomes ineligible due to non-compliance with state licensing or program policies. However, these guidelines should be taken into consideration if you are planning on changing your provider in the future.
For more information about MCCYN-PLUS, please visit our website at https://usa.childcareaware.org/feeassistancerespiteproviders/qris-mccyn-plus/.
