What is the MCCYN Child Care Fee Assistance Program?
The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) program supports eligible families with childcare if they cannot access military-based care due to distance or a waitlist. The Army Fee Assistance program under the MCCYN program provides fee assistance to eligible Army families to offset the cost of community-based care.
What is changing and how do I apply for Army Fee Assistance under the MCCYN program?
Effective 17 April 2023, Army families must have an account and a household profile on MilitaryChildCare.com (MCC.com) to request fee assistance for their child(ren).
Please visit MCCYN Army | MCC Central (disa.mil) with instructions on how to create an account and request Army Fee Assistance for childcare through the MCCYN program.
- I need assistance creating a household profile on MCC.com
If you need any assistance creating a household profile on MCC.com, please contact the MCC Support line at 855.696.2934 and select Option 1 for Family Support or email FamilySupport@MilitaryChildCare.com
- Why do I need to create a household profile on MCC.com before I can request Army Fee Assistance using a community childcare provider?
MCC.com contains information about military-operated child care programs and approved fee assistance programs for all of the military branches. MCC.com provides one central place to submit requests for care for any of these programs and helps you to make informed child care decisions.
- What happens after I create a household profile on MCC and submit a Request for Care (RFC) for the MCCYN Fee Assistance program?
After you submit a RFC for the MCCYN Army Fee Assistance program on MCC.com you may be extended an offer for community child care fee assistance. This offer will be issued through MilitaryChildCare.com. The offer email will provide instructions on how to accept the space, as well as a link to the CCAoA fee assistance enrollment portal. Offers are time sensitive and MUST be accepted within 2 business days.
After you have created an account in the CCAoA enrollment portal, you must then complete the electronic fee assistance application, upload the applicable family eligibility documents listed on this webpage, and submit your application online. Families who already have a family account with CCAoA need to submit their request for fee assistance and submit eligibility documents on their existing CCAOA family account.
Once your application and supporting documents have been received and reviewed, CCAoA will contact you regarding your eligibility, as well as the next steps in the application process.
- Do I need to create a household profile in MCC.com if I am currently enrolled in the Army Fee Assistance program?
Families with a child(ren) currently enrolled in the Army Fee Assistance program do not have to create a household profile unless 1) You PCS to a new location 2) You add a new child to your account.
- Who is eligible for the MCCYN Army Fee Assistance program?
The MCCYN Army Fee Assistance program is available to Army Active-Duty Soldiers, Army National Guard and Army Reservists activated on title 10 or title 32 orders for more than 30 consecutive days, Army civilian employees and Army Gold Star spouses who are stationed at an installation that has been pre-identified as fee assistance eligible or live outside a 15 miles radius of an DoD installation with a Child & Youth program. If married or having a domestic partner, the spouse/partner must be employed, actively seeking employment or be a student. In the case of divorced/unmarried couples, the child must live with the sponsor at least 25% of the time of the month that childcare is provided.
Families who live within 15 miles of an installation, not pre-identified as fee assistance eligible but can not access care on the installation, may submit a request for fee assistance to the MCC Helpdesk via email to FamilySupport@MilitaryChildCare.com. The request must include supporting documents to include completed and signed Statement of Non-Availability (hyperlink form). The request will be sent to the Army Fee Assistance program for approval. If approved, CCAoA will contact you regarding next steps in the application process.
- How do I find military childcare in my area?
A list with community childcare providers already approved for the military fee assistance program will be available on MCC.com once you submit a request for MCCYN Fee Assistance through MCC.com. CCAoA can also assist in finding an eligible provider. An enhanced referral specialist can conduct a customized childcare search considering your home and work address, transportation routes to and from work, hours of care needed, ages of the children, and childcare providers eligibility and availability. If you selected a provider who is new to the Military Fee Assistance program, please verify the providers’ eligibility by contacting CCAoA at 1-800-424-2246. New providers must apply via the CCAoA website.
- What supporting eligibility documents do I need to submit with my applications on the CCAoA portal?
- The Self Certification Form or birth certificate for children listed on the application (Children eligible for fee assistance must be living in the same household of the Army Sponsor and be listed as a legal dependent in the sponsor’s DEERS. Fee assistance programs are provided for children ages 6 weeks through 12 years).
- A current copy of the Sponsor’s LES dated within the past 90 days.
- Military Orders for all Army Sponsors activated to full-time duty from the Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
- Military Orders for Active Army sponsors, if deployed.
- Current year SF-50 / DA 3434 and Civilian LES if sponsor is Army civilian employee.
- Retiree Account Statement (RAS), VA benefit letter, other retirement, or disability income for civilian sponsor (if applicable).
- What supporting documents do I need to submit for my spouse/domestic partner on the CCAoA portal?
- Working Spouse: Spouse/domestic partner must submit one month’s worth of pay stubs with verification of the number of hours worked per week. For part time fee assistance, paystubs must reflect between 16-24 hours per week. For full time fee assistance, paystubs must reflect 25+ hours per week. If they are unable to provide pay stubs due to recent employment, an Employment Verification Form can be submitted until paystubs are available.
- Student Spouse: If the spouse/domestic partner is enrolled in school, a school schedule verifying enrollment with a minimum of 12 credit hours for undergraduate, or 9 credit hours at a graduate level. If the school has non-traditional scheduling (e.g., quarter schedules, block schedules) the documentation must clearly state that the student is enrolled full-time. The school schedule must include the student’s name, the school’s name, the number of enrolled credits, and the period of the current semester.
- Self-Employed Spouse: Self-employment is defined as being directly engaged in an income producing trade or business started and carried on in good faith for the purpose of making a living and presented to the general public as being engaged in selling goods and/or services regularly with repetition and continuity of operation as one’s occupation. This can be as an independent contractor or business owner. More information on self-employment eligibility can be found at https://www.childcareaware.org/ feeassistancerespite/military-families/army/afaprogram/policy-updates/
