U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Child Care in Your Home (CCYH)Program

This fee help pays for child care given in your own home. The person who cares for your child must finish training, pass a background check, and allow home visits.

Coast Guard child care optionsService

The Coast Guard runs child care options for Coast Guard families. The pages give only a short description.

Commercial Travel Reimbursement for Child Care During PCSService

When a family moves to a new duty station and cannot find care within 30 days, the military may repay some travel costs for someone to come care for the children. This is a pilot program.

Community Contracted ProgramsProgram

The military has set aside spaces at community child care centers for eligible military families. It is only in select areas: San Diego, Norfolk, and the Greater National Capital region.

Family support resourcesService

This page links military families to help with parenting, school moves, early learning, child development, and more. It also points to Military OneSource for other help.

Fee Assistance Cost EstimatorService

An online tool that estimates what a family would pay each month for care under fee assistance. It is only an estimate; staff set the final fee at registration.

Military Child Care (MCC)Service

This is the website where military-connected families search for child care and ask for a spot. You can look around without an account, but you need an account to send a request.

Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)Program

This program pays part of the cost of child care at a local community provider. It is for eligible military families who cannot get military-run care because of distance or waitlists.