To develop child care programs that meet the needs of children and families; a process for families to apply for military child care programs, including administering child and family program eligibility and priority for placement.

Your gateway to DoD-approved child care options worldwide. From here, you can explore family resources, create an account, or log in to search for and request military-operated child care and Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood fee assistance.

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Military programs must serve the highest priority families first to ensure the most mission-critical families receive access to military child care. To ensure programs meet this requirement, DoD prioritizes your family based on your family type.

Rest assured, the Department of Defense provides military families with a variety of quality, affordable child care options. DoD programs support a variety of child care needs, allowing parents to choose the right type of care for their child’s age and family schedule.

Military Family Child Care (FCC) providers care for a small group of children in their own private homes as a quality alternative to center-based care. All providers are DoD-certified and monitored regularly.

Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) is a DoD and U.S. Coast Guard fee assistance program for eligible families who cannot access military-operated child care due to distance or waitlists.

Your MCC account gives you access to the full range of military child care programs. Request care as soon as you know your duty station and tentative arrival date to get on the waitlist. You can search multiple locations and submit requests for all the military child care options in your search area that meet your care needs.

MilitaryChildCare.com allows you to search the full range of military child care options. Search for care, and if it’s available, submit a request for MCCYN for each of your children. Review the list of MCCYN providers to find participating providers in your area.

Child Care in Your Home (CCYH) is a DoD fee assistance pilot program that helps military families with the cost of full-time child care (30–60 hours per week) in their own homes. This program was designed to support families with nontraditional work hours, such as evenings, weekends, or rotating schedules.