Requirements
Providers who want to participate in ANY of the Army Fee Assistance programs must:
- Be state licensed
- Have had a state licensing inspection in the last 12 months
AND, One of the following high-quality indicators if the family is eligible for MCCYN
- Child care centers accredited by an approved national accreditation agency
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)
- Council on Accreditation (COA) for school age programs
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
- Child care centers or family child care providers rated in an accepted state rated license/accreditation system:
- Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) accreditation
- North Carolina 4 or 5 Star
- Oklahoma 3 Star
- Child care centers or family child care providers currently participating in established Army Quality Improvement Project**
- Army Child Care in Your Neighborhood (ACCYN)
- Army School-Age Program in Your Neighborhood (ASPYN)
- Family Child Care Providers that have achieved
- Child Development Associate (CDA) credential awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition
- Associate’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
Required Documents - Centers and Family Child Care Homes
**Army Quality Improvement Projects (Army Child Care in Your Neighborhood – ACCYN and Army School-Age Program in Your Neighborhood-ASPYN) operate in select locations only. For more information and locations, click here to visit our program description page or contact Child Care Aware® toll-free at 1-800-424-2246.