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Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)

Our Goal for You

• We support military families with the cost of high-quality child care outside military installations

Am I eligible?

• Active Duty (Army, Marines Corps, Navy, and Air Force) military families are eligible
• Active Duty National Guard (AGR) serving under Title 10 or Title 32, United States Code (U.S.C.) military families are eligible
• For Navy Active Duty and Reserve, children must reside with Service Member.
• For Navy Active Duty and Reserve, must be currently on the waitlist at the installation child care program and not have denied a viable child care option within the last year if they live within 30 miles or 45 minutes from the installation.

How will it help me?

• Help locating high-quality child care options in local communities
• Subsidize the cost of high-quality child care while a non-military spouse is working or attending school
• Provide a subsidy for 60 days while a non-military spouse is looking for work

The following are programs that DoD considers high-quality:

1. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) or National Accreditation Commission (NAC), or National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA) accredited child care centers
2. Council on Accreditation (COA) accredited school-age programs
3. National Association of Family Child Care (NAFCC) accredited family child care homes
4. Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialed FCC provider or Early Childhood Education or Child Development degreed FCC provider

View our MCCYN Brochure
Download our MCCYN Brochure (1.5 MB)