What is Family Child Care: Family Child Care is the care of children in the home of another person or family. The Air Force defines FCC as 10 hours or more of care, weekly or on a regular basis in government quarters on base. A Family Child Care home has no more than 6 children under the age of 8 at one time, including the providers own children. All homes are inspected monthly, are insured, and meet the DOD requirements for quality childcare.

A family childcare home will provide high quality care within a safe environment. In addition to attentive supervision, age appropriate activities must be offered to promote children’s development. Physical, social/emotional and cognitive growth must all be considered. Learning experiences that offer times of discovery and feelings of success will help promote children’s positive self-esteem.

Family Child Care approves, trains, licenses, and monitors professional child care providers working in their homes.

Families within 30 days of PCSing in or out can get 20 hours of free child care by having providers care for the children.  

Deployed personnel are authorized 16 hours of free child care per child for children under the age of 12 when returning home.

With new Air Force guidance (AFI 34-276), our Family Child Care Program is looking to affiliate with homes off base.

The requirements are:

Applicant must be a spouse of an active duty member or spouse of a retired military member

Applicant must be licensed by the State of Arizona

Applicant must be willing to care for at least one military or DOD civilian child

Applicant will receive free training including CPR, first aid, and will be able to use our toy lending library.

• Families within 30 days of PCSing in or out can get 20 hours of free child care by having providers care for the children.  

• Deployed personnel are authorized 16 hours of free child care per child for children under the age of 12 when returning home.

• With new Air Force guidance (AFI 34-276), our Family Child Care Program is looking to affiliate with homes off base.

The requirements are:

• Applicant must be a spouse of an active duty member or spouse of a retired military member

• Applicant must be licensed by the State of Arizona

• Applicant must be willing to care for at least one military or DOD civilian child

• Applicant will receive free training including CPR, first aid, and will be able to use our toy lending library.

To register with any of the providers please come to building 700. If you have any questions, please call 228-2201/5992

Do you know  about our Extended Care Program?

Do you occasionally need more child care than your current arrangements provide?
Do you need weekend or evening care beyond your standard 50-hour child care week?
Do you have children 2 weeks - 12 years of age?
Have you had a temporary shift change?
Are you active duty, reserve or guard on active duty or DOD civilian employee?
Do you know about Return Home Care?  It is available for active duty that has returned from deployments, allowing 16 hours of free care per service member's child.
Do you know about PCS move care?  20 hours of free care per service member's child is available as well.

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may benefit from our new Extended Care Program.  Call us at 228-2201 and let us explain the program. 

Volunteers . . .

Parents who volunteer can have free child care with FCC providers.

Please call 228-2201 for more information 

• Small setting with personalized service.
• Familiar, home environments.
• Mixed age groups that allow younger and older children to learn from each other, and allow parents who have more than one child to utilize one-child care settings
• The possibility of flexible scheduling
• The possibility of intimate connections between FCC providers and the family
• An excellent learning environment that offers a "real life" flavor to a child's day

The possibility of care for:

• Infants as young as 2 weeks
• Children of families in crisis
• Children with special needs
• Night time or extended hours

The NACCRRA; website provides valuable information on the Air Force's Growing Spaces initiatives (QFCC, HCC, OCC, OMCC, & OMCCIYN) as we continue our efforts to support families seeking affordable, quality care when on-base care is not available or nearby.

355 SVS/SVYD
PO Box 15250

DM AFB, AZ 85708