- full day
- part day
- extended /overnight
- weekend
- hourly care
- 15% cost savings compared to Child Development Centers and School Age Care fees
- Vetted
- Complete background checks
- Regular home inspections as a part of certification
- Receive paid ongoing training for professional development
- Army policy requires that anyone providing care on a regular basis for more than 10 hours per week, must be certified through Child and Youth Services as a FCC provider.
- All the Comforts of Home
- Quality, Availability, Affordability and Accountability
- Multi-age care, so siblings can stay together
- 15% lower cost than facility based care
- Options for hourly, evening, weekend & flexible care
- Weekly home monitoring & oversight
- Offers developmentally appropriate curriculum
- Unannounced inspections to ensure a safe, healthy environment for your children
- Providers receive ongoing training and professional development
- Expedited background check clearance process
- Paid training
- Opportunities to increase your salary with training & education
- Business that moves when you move
- Stay at home with your children & earn a salary at the same time
- Complete FCC Application – download FCC provider Packet here!
- Family Interview-conducted in the home of the applicant. All family members should be present for the interview.
- Background checks-Investigations are completed on the applicant, military sponsor, and children or any bono fide resident in the home 12 years of age and older.
- Orientation Training- Minimum one week.
- Home Inspections- Fire, Safety, Health and Sanitation proponents.
- Provisional Certification! Open for Business!
- “10 Child Care Hours means 1 child for 10 hours per week, 2 children for 5 hours per week, etc.”
- “Regular Basis” means routinely, for an extended period of time.
- Make sure your future garrison has an active FCC program.
- Submit an FCC Transfer Request to the losing garrison’s FCC director/administrator, who will review and send it on to HQ, IMCOM G9 CYS.
- Receive initial email or phone contact from the gaining garrison’s FCC director/administrator less than 30 days after they receive your inbound transfer.
- Continue to stay in touch until you arrive and are set up as an FCC provider.
Media Release Form for FCC Homes
In our continued efforts to grow the Army FCC Program, we are excited to share that effective 1 June 2020, a retention bonus of up to $1,000 will be offered to FCC Providers who relocate their home business to their next installation and a recruitment bonus of up to $1000 will be offered to those who successfully open their homes for the first time! Below are the social media post links to share this great news to your community!
The Family Child Care (FCC) program is an integral part of the Child and Youth Services (CYS) child care system available on Army garrisons. FCC provides quality home based care for children 4 weeks to 12 years old and is offered in government owned and government leased housing located on post.
FCC has unique qualities that make it a preferred choice for many families:
FCC Providers are
Providing unauthorized child care in government owned/leased housing puts you at risk of losing your housing privileges. Unauthorized child care by an uncertified person puts your child at risk.
For more information on how to register your children in the FCC Program visit MCC.COM MilitaryChildCare.com
CACFP Funding Announcements
Why choose FCC?
FCC is Your Child’s Home Away from Home.
Become a Family Child Care Provider
Are you interested in running your own childcare business? Are you creative, energetic, and do you love working with children?
A career in Family Child Care awaits you!
How can I become a certified FCC provider?
To become a certified FCC provider, you must complete a local background check; agree to have inspections conducted by the Fire, Safety and Preventive Medicine Offices; as well as attend a minimum of 38 hours of training. The training includes child abuse identification and prevention, first aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training.
Ten Hour Rule
A 10-hour child care limit has been established by the Department of the Army to protect children from being in unregulated child care settings on a regular basis. This means any Family member living in government quarters providing child care for more than 10 child care hours per week on a regular basis must be certified as a Family Child Care provider.
It pays to be a certified FCC provider! Certified FCC providers receive FREE training & support, FREE referrals, FREE materials & equipment AND qualify for child care subsidies!
Become a certified FCC provider today! Contact your local CYS FCC Office.
Here’s what to do:
If you are interested in becoming an FCC provider, call +1(706) 545-4868.
