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New Program Offers Subsidized Child Care to Guard & Reserve The Defense Department has joined forces with national agencies to help Guard and Reserve families in finding and affording childcare while Mom or Dad is deployed in support of the global war on terrorism. The new program is dubbed Operation Military Child Care. DoD, in partnership with the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, which administers the program, designed this initiative to benefit those who do not live near military installations. While OMCC doesn't fully subsidize childcare, it does work to reduce the financial burden. The fees are based on a sliding scale that takes into consideration total family income and the care provider's actual cost, among other things. To take part in the program, a family member would apply through NACCRRA via a special Web site or by a toll-free call to (800) 424-2246. The child-care provider also must apply -- an important step because of how the subsidy, which comes through the Children and Youth office, is paid out. The program officially kicked off March 3, but has been operational as a pilot program since late November 2004. About 40 families are through the application process. NACCRRA also supports the Guard and Reserve through a program called Operation Child Care. OCC is a voluntary NACCRRA program that provides up to six hours of free child care to Guard and Reserve families whose deployed servicemember is returning home for rest and recuperation. To read a related article, see http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050304_94.html Child Care Aware Child Care Aware is a non-profit initiative committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community. We do this by raising visibility for local child care resource and referral agencies nationwide, and by connecting parents with the local agencies best equipped to serve their needs. Operation Military Child Care Operation: Military Child Care is a Department of Defense initiative to support the temporary child care needs of geographically dispersed Military Parents who are mobilized/deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and other contingency operations. |
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