Fee Assistance/Respite Providers
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Air Force Home Community Care Program
The Air Force HCC program provides child care for United States Air Force Reserve and National Guard members assigned to specific installations during drill weekends.
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Background Check Requirement
On October 1, 2014, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force established a new requirement that community-based child care providers serving Navy and Air Force children will be required to have an Advanced FBI Fingerprint Check and State Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Checks.
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Child Care in Your Home (CCYH) Fee Assistance
The Child Care in Your Home (CCYH) Fee Assistance Pilot Program serves military families whose full-time child care needs are best met by a child care provider coming into their home. Program eligibility is dependent upon criteria that must be met by you and the military family with whom you provide full-time child care in their home.
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Exceptional Family Member (EFM) Respite Care
Our partnership with the Navy makes the Exceptional Family Member Respite Child Care Program available to qualifying families throughout the United States.
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Fee Assistance
Child Care Aware® of America operates a Fee Assistance Program that serves military and non-military families. If you have a valid state license and annual licensing inspection, you may be eligible to participate in the program.
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MCCYN-PLUS Pilot Initiative (QRIS)
On October 1, 2019, The Military Services will expand the MCCYN program to include MCCYN-PLUS. The MCCYN-PLUS pilot will include community child care centers that are quality rated by their state Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), in locations where nationally accredited care is unavailable.
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Non-Traditional Care (NTC) Programs
The Non-Traditional Care (NTC) Program provides child care for members of the United States Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserves specifically during their drill trainings. The NTC team works directly with Service Members to meet their individualized needs.
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