Help support military families by becoming a Family Child Care Provider
Family Child Care - (2 Wks - 12 Yrs)
Family Child Care provides a safe, developmentally appropriate home environment to care for children so parents can focus 100% on the McConnell mission. Working under contracts with parents, our licensed FCC providers offer high-standard care for 2-week to 12-year old children.
Child Care Service Providers
Play, Learn & Grow Together
Have you recently PCS’d to McConnell or returned home from a deployment? If so, you may qualify for FREE CHILD CARE through the Family Child Care Program.
A variety of care is available including, PCS Care, Deployment/Remote Child Care, UTA Child Care, Subsidy, hourly care, Extended Duty Care, full-time care, part-time care, night and weekend care. These programs are listed in detail in the sections below. For additional information, please contact the Family Child Care Office.
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PCS Care
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Deployment/Remote Care
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UTA Child Care
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Subsidy
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Hourly care
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Extended Duty Care
Additional Information
Family Child Care Providers undergo stringent certification requirements: 15 Family Child Care Virtual Lab School Courses (approximately clock hours), monthly unannounced home inspections, yearly background investigations, annual training (24 hours), food handlers training, and CPR/First Aid certification for children 2 weeks to 12 years.
According to AFI 34-144, 12.30, procedures are in place to restrict individuals from providing unauthorized child care on the installation. Unauthorized care is defined as care provided for more than 10 cumulative hours per week in government-owned or privatized housing.
Exceptions include: occasional care for friends or neighbors (<10 hours/week), teen babysitting evenings/weekends, care in the parents’ home, parent cooperatives with no fees, or temporary care during a parent’s absence/deployment.
When unauthorized care occurs, Housing Management is notified, and a team consisting of the FCC Coordinator, CYS Flight Chief, and a Force Support Squadron representative may conduct an unannounced home visit. A memo from the installation commander and application for certification is provided, and Security Forces may be contacted if laws are suspected of being violated.
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Tips when selecting a child care provider
- The relationship between Provider and Parent should be viewed as a business, with your most precious asset involved.
- Ask to see the home and don’t be afraid to ask questions that concern you.
- Read the contract thoroughly. If there is something in the contract that you disagree with, discuss with the Provider. Make sure all changes are in writing. If they are not willing to make compromises, decide whether you can live with the decision and if you cannot, find another provider that better fits your needs.
- If you see something in a home that makes you uncomfortable about leaving your child in that home, please call the FCC Coordinator. Our goal is to ensure that all homes provide quality care.
- Visit the home during child care hours. Are the children playing happily? Are they clean? Are the children doing the activities that are posted on the schedule?
- It is a requirement of the program that a signed contract between the provider and the parent is accomplished prior to care being provided. The contract will include hours of operation, fees, payment schedule, provider’s and child’s vacation, sick leave and absences, responsibility for alternate care, and termination policy.
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