Military Child Care (MCC)
MCC provides information on military-run programs worldwide. Military families can search the full range of military child care options that match their needs. Military families who would like to enroll their child in a military-run child care program must submit child care requests through MilitaryChildCare.com. Military-run child care programs use a sliding fee scale based on family income to help military families with the cost of child care.
Learn about MCC on the MCC website.
Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)
MCCYN is a Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard fee assistance program. It is for eligible families who cannot access military-operated child care due to distance or waitlists. With fee assistance, some child care costs are paid to offset the costs of community-based care.
Learn about MCCYN on the Military Child Care website.
Child Care in Your Home (CCYH)
CCYH is a Department of Defense fee assistance pilot program that helps military families with the cost of full-time child care (30–60 hours per week) in their own homes. This program was designed to support families with nontraditional work hours, such as evenings, weekends, or rotating schedules.
This pilot program has limited capacity, and every family may not receive an offer. Offers are made based on priority and the date the family submitted the request for CCYH fee assistance.
Learn about CCYH on the on the Military Child Care website.
Other military child care programs
There are other organizations that may provide temporary child care assistance to help military families with child care costs.
Learn about Military One Source on the Military One Source website.
Learn about the National Military Family Association on the National Military Family Association website.