{"id":239698,"date":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=239698"},"modified":"2024-07-29T21:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:14:53","slug":"child-care-fee-assistance-available-to-daf-civilian-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=239698","title":{"rendered":"Child Care fee assistance available to DAF civilian employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"article-detail-dateline\">HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) &#8212; \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/public.militarychildcare.csd.disa.mil\/mcc-central\/mcchome\/mccyn\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood<\/strong><\/a> fee assistance program, available to active-duty and certain reserve members of the Department of the Air Force is now being extended to federal civilian families.<\/p>\n<p>The program aims to make affordable, high-quality childcare accessible to more families, addressing a critical need within the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program includes civilian employees who either do not live near an installation with child and youth programs or are stationed at installations pre-identified as eligible for fee assistance, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanscom.af.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hanscom Air Force Base<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d said Rachel Washington-Freeman, Child Development Center director.<\/p>\n<p>The MCCYN program supports families by ensuring they pay no more for off-base childcare than they would for on-installation care, up to a set ca<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFee assistance goal is to have family\u2019s pay the equivalent to or as close as possible to the cost of care on military installations,\u201d Washington-Freeman said.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative significantly reduces the financial burden on Hanscom AFB families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is critical support for our civilian personnel who have long faced challenges in accessing affordable childcare,\u201d Washington-Freeman said. \u201cBy extending this program to civilians, we&#8217;re making it easier for them to balance their professional and family responsibilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DAF civilians interested in the program can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/public.militarychildcare.csd.disa.mil\/mcc-central\/mcchome\/mccyn\/air-force\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to determine their eligibility, explore qualifying providers and apply for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, this secure online portal simplifies the process, providing a centralized resource for families navigating their childcare options.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the program was available to active-duty DAF personnel, full-time or deployed Guard\/Reserve Airmen and Guardians, Air Guard\/Reserve technicians, survivors of combat fallen warriors and wounded, ill, or injured servicemembers who lacked access to on-base childcare.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-split ntext breakout \">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<section class=\"ast-brandedhr\">\n<div class=\"ast-brandedhr-line\">\n<p>                <title>U.S. Air Force Logo<\/title><\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) &#8212; \u00a0 The Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood fee assistance program, available to active-duty and certain reserve members of the Department of the Air Force is now being extended to federal civilian families. 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