{"id":414023,"date":"2025-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=414023"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:54:42","slug":"fort-meade-welcomes-new-family-child-care-home-with-ribbon-cutting-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=414023","title":{"rendered":"Fort Meade Welcomes New Family Child Care Home with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Sgt. Kyler Chatman and his wife Senait Chatman cut the ribbon on their new FCC home with their newborn child. On Thurs., Apr. 10, 2025, members from Fort Meade CYS, the Fort Meade Garrison Command Team and family members gathered for a ribbon cutting for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new family child care home. Senait Chatman is now a new family childcare provider for the Fort Meade community. FCC offers families a unique alternative to traditional childcare, with smaller group sizes and personalized attention in a home environment. With full-time, part-time, and hourly care options, FCC also provides essential flexibility, meeting the varied schedules of military families, especially during mobilization and training exercises. The new FCC facility, and those planned, represent a commitment by Fort Meade\u2019s CYS program to meet the childcare needs of military families and provide nurturing, home-based environments for children on base.
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\n Fort George G. Meade Garrison Commander Col. Yolanda Gore (far right), Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Moore (left), Sgt. Kyler Chatman and Senait Chatman cut the ribbon for the new FCC home. On Thurs., Apr. 10, 2025, members from Fort Meade CYS, the Fort Meade Garrison Command Team and family members gathered for a ribbon cutting for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new family child care home. Senait Chatman is now a new family childcare provider for the Fort Meade community. FCC offers families a unique alternative to traditional childcare, with smaller group sizes and personalized attention in a home environment. With full-time, part-time, and hourly care options, FCC also provides essential flexibility, meeting the varied schedules of military families, especially during mobilization and training exercises. The new FCC facility, and those planned, represent a commitment by Fort Meade\u2019s CYS program to meet the childcare needs of military families and provide nurturing, home-based environments for children on base.
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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. \u2014 Fort Meade celebrated the opening of a new Family Child Care (FCC) home this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3315 Oliver Ct. Operated by Senait Chatman, the new home-based facility expands the installation\u2019s Child and Youth Services (CYS) program \u2014 a key contributor to family readiness and mission efficiency across the garrison.<\/p>\n

Fort George G. Meade Garrison Commander Col. Yolanda Gore praised Chatman and her spouse, Sgt. Kyler Chatman, for their commitment to serving the Fort Meade community and emphasized how FCC homes directly support Army readiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not just a business concept \u2014 this is about service to the community, to parents, and to our service members,\u201d Gore said. \u201cThese homes provide a stable, nurturing environment that gives parents peace of mind, which directly impacts their ability to focus on the mission. That\u2019s what readiness looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fort George G. Meade Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Moore echoed those sentiments, stressing the Army\u2019s longstanding reliance on strong, supportive families to maintain operational excellence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States Army has been in business for 250 years this year, and it\u2019s because of great families like you,\u201d Moore said. \u201cChildcare may seem like a small detail, but it\u2019s foundational to our effectiveness. Without it, readiness suffers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senait Chatman shared her personal motivation for opening an FCC home, shaped by the challenges she faced as a young military spouse seeking childcare.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suffered as a military wife, bought childcare myself with my firstborn. It was hard,\u201d she said. \u201cIt’s hard trusting someone. It’s hard finding a job to pay for childcare. So, I thought, why not help the community? It\u2019s something I can take with me as he moves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her spouse, Sgt. Kyler Chatman, commended her dedication and strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say how proud I am of my wife,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve seen how difficult this job can be and how stressful it can be. She handles it with eloquence, grace and patience with the kids. That, to me, is just unspeakable \u2014 because kids are different.\u201d<\/p>\n

FCC homes offer an efficient and flexible alternative to center-based childcare, with smaller group sizes and tailored care in a home setting. Whether full-time, part-time, or hourly, FCC services are designed to meet the unpredictable demands of military life \u2014 especially during mobilization, deployments and training cycles.<\/p>\n

The new FCC home is part of Fort Meade\u2019s continued investment in quality-of-life programs that bolster both family well-being and the overall readiness of its military force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Sgt. Kyler Chatman and his wife Senait Chatman cut the ribbon on their new FCC home with their newborn child. On Thurs., Apr. 10, 2025, members from Fort Meade CYS, the Fort Meade Garrison Command Team and family members gathered for a ribbon cutting for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414025,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=414023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414028,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414023\/revisions\/414028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/414025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=414023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=414023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=414023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}