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Child Care Subsidies

 

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

NACCRRA can help pay for child care costs and also help families with the application process that will connect them to the funding that can relieve the financial burden of child care, especially during deployment. For assistance, call NACCRRA at 800-424-2246.

 

 

Operation: Military Child Care

OMCC provides child care fee assistance for National Guard, Reserve, active duty, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force who are activated or deployed and whose children are enrolled into non-DoD licensed child care programs.

Am I eligible?
Families and legal guardians of the children of National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers who are currently activated/deployed are eligible. Families and legal guardians of the children of deployed active duty Servicemembers who are unable to access child care on military installations are also eligible.

How will it help me?
Help locating licensed child care options in your community:
  • Reduced child care fees, through a subsidy
  • Eligible to participate during the period of the Servicemember's deployment period and for 60 days after the return of the Servicemember
  • Provide a subsidy for 60 days while a non-military spouse is looking for work

To Apply for OMCC, see below to download the application packet and to see the application process.

 

 

Operation: Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood

MCCYN supports military families with the cost of high-quality child care outside military installations.

Am I eligible?
Active Duty (Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force) military families are eligible. Active Duty National Guard serving under Title 10 or Title 32, United States Code, military families are also eligible.

How will it help me?
MCCYN helps to locate high-quality child care while a non-military spouse is working or attending school. It helps by providing a subsidy for 60 days while a non-military spouse is looking for work. The following are programs that the DoD considers high-quality:
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • National Accreditation Commission
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation
  • Accredited child care centers Council on Accreditation Care
  • Accredited family child care home Child Development Associate
  • Credentialed FCC provider
  • Early Childhood Education or Early Childhood Education or Child Development degreed FCC provider

To Apply for OMCC, see below to download the application packet and to see the application process.

 

 

Severely Injured Servicemembers

NACCCRA and the Department of the Army have partnered to provide families of severely injured military members with assistance to find and pay for safe, licensed child care services for a period of six months during their period of recuperation. Extensions beyond the six-month period will be considered based upon physician reassessment. The program is available nationwide wherever the injured member is receiving either in-patient or out-patient medical care.

Am I eligible?
Any regular active duty military member, injured and receiving medical treatment on either an in-patient or out-patient basis, who is in need of child care services, is eligible for this subsidy.

How will it help me?
NACCRRA will coordinate with state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to help military families locate child care in the civilian community when a military program is unavailable. This will allow the spouse to be at the bedside or to help with out-patient medical appointments. NACCRRA and the Department of the Army will provide an offset to the civilian child care fees during the recovery period.

To Apply for OMCC, see below to download the application packet and to see the application process.

 

 

To apply for Child Care Subsidies

1. Find out which program applies to you.

2. Complete the subsidy application online here.

Documents you may need during the application process:

  • Servicemember's military orders (activated/deployed only)
  • The deployed Servicemember's Leave and Earning Statements
  • Spouse's most recent pay stub (most recent month) or proof of attending school
  • Children's birth certificate or self-certification statement

 

  • Click here to download the Military Subsidy Programs Eligibility Application
  • Click here to download the Military Sponsored Child and Youth Programs Child/Youth Eligibility for Subsidies form
  • Click here to download the Child Care Provider/Program Information and Registration Form
  • Click here to download the W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
  • Click here to download the Child Care for Families of Severely Injured Military Members Eligibility Application
  • Click here to download the Physician Certification Form
  • Click here to download the MCCS Press Release


If you need help finding a provider, contact Child Care Aware at 800-424-2246, or visit their website.

 

 
Last Updated on Friday, 06 January 2012 10:41