The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) is working with Department of Defense to help those who serve in the military find and afford child care that suits their unique needs. Through several innovative civilian/military efforts among DoD, NACCRRA & Child Care Resource & Referral agencies, we are building the quality and capacity of child care throughout the country.
Operation: Military Child Care: Child care fee assistance for families of activated or deployed National Guard and Reserves for licensed child care. All income levels and ranks are eligible. There is a minimum amount that every family can receive.
Operation Child Care: For families of service members participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Child Care providers have volunteered a minimum of 4 hours of free service for service members home on R&R. They may also help arrange child care for FRG meetings or during deployment and/or reunion briefings.
Child Care for Families of Severely Injured Military Service Members: NACCRRA and DoD 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. The program is available nationwide wherever the injured member is receiving either in-patient or out-patient medical care.
Military Child Care in your Neighborhood: Child care fee assistance for full time National Guard and Reserve service members living where on-base military child care is not available. Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) personnel and Federal Technicians are eligible for assistance. All income levels and ranks are eligible.
To apply for any of these programs, families and service members can call 800.424.2246 or visit http://www.NACCRRA.org/military.