Base Child Care?

Tamara - posted on 07/10/2010

Hi, actually you can call the base closest to you (any of them) and get the number to the CDC (Child development Center). Ask them to send you or fax you a copy of their FCC (family child care) listing. My husband is army but we live on an AirForce installation and I run a licensed FCC out of my home. FCC providers don't care what branch of service you're affiliated with just as long as you are affiliated in some capacity whether it be military or civilian. Most FCC providers provide hourly, part time, shift, dropin and full time care. And you can rest assured than any provider that is on the FCC listing is licensed! Good luck!!

Candace - posted on 07/09/2010

Kelsey,
I am not sure what services are actually offered in the Portsmouth hospital area, but I leave near Oceana and they have a site on base where you can take your child for what ever time you need. You can make appointments with them for specific times and their charge is minimal and there are no minimum hours required. I would bet they have something similar at Norfolk base also. Don't know where your appointments are, but if one of those is close, you may consider it. As long as you are military you should have no problem using these services. Call base information for details: Norfolk 757-444-0000. Oceana 757-433-0000. Hope this helps.

Marcie - posted on 07/08/2010

I am not sure if you found a solution to your problem or not but when we needed childcare a couple of days a week for about an hour we found a babysitter on sittercity.com. They offer a free membership to military families and alot of the sitters on there have background checks. the website is www.sittercity.com/dod for the free membership.

Aimee - posted on 07/07/2010

Another option might be to look into a Mother's Day Out program at a church near your doctor. While the base you're assigned to shouldn't necessarily prevent you from getting care at the CDC or FCC at a base closer to your appts, I've found it difficult to get hourly care in the past. Say your appt is in Va Beach...perhaps there is a church nearby that runs a MDO program that you could use for just a few hours at a time? Most that I've seen/used have been affordable, too. Good luck!

Lorie - posted on 07/07/2010

When I looked into the CDC they said spouses had to be full time students or work out side the home. I know that the CDC in Portsmouth is easy to get into it did not have a waiting list when I looked. Ask your husband to see if the Ombudsman would be able to assist you also check out the Family Fleet Support at Norfolk base. Hopefully they can help assist you with your childcare issues. here is the website https://www.cnic.navy.mil/NorfolkSTA/FleetFamilyReadiness/NORFOLKHamptonRoads/index.htm

Jennifer - posted on 07/07/2010

First off, contact your ombudsman and see if he or she can get you phone numbers for the Child Development Center and Fleet and Family Service Center. The CDC should be able to give you a list of in home care givers. Basically they are people who watch children in their homes. They are held to a very strict set of cleanliness and educational standards. Also check out your Fleet and Family Services they should be able to point you in a direction too. Going back on the Ombudsman subject, you may also be able to see if the command has any sort of Helping Hands Committee or something close to that. Fleet and Family or the CDC may be able to tell you if you can use facilities on other bases for child care too. Like how you can use the commissary or the NEX at other bases. Also, there is SitterCity.com. With your husband being active duty you get the fee waived for joining. On SitterCity.com you find a sitter that meets your requirements for what you need. The site only gives information, you have to set your standards, set up interviews with the potential sitters and choose. That way you are only paying the sitter what you need. I hope this helps.

Heather - posted on 07/06/2010

all the bases i have been to have hourly child care at the cdc's and they also have in home daycare centers that some times have a few hours open here and there. also do not forget to check with the teenagers in your area. here in hawaii they have classes for teenagers training them to care for kids(and sadly to say alot of these teenagers have done better job of taking care of my children than grown adults i got in to baby sit from time to time who sot on the computer the whole time and let my kids do as they please)

Janice - posted on 07/05/2010

Kelsey, have you checked at the base daycare center there to see if they have hourly care? I've worked at a few base daycare bases and they have hourly care. It's great if you know in advance which days you need them. But if you have an appt. right away they may or may not have room for that particular day. I wish the best of luck in finding care for her when you need it! God Bless

Kelsey - posted on 07/03/2010

Thanks for the information! :)

She - posted on 07/03/2010

My husband's in the Army and we're stationed in Germany. I called up Child Care Registrations and received all child care related info. I was told, since I was a SAHM, I don't qualify for full-time or part-time child care, may it be in a CDC or a FCC. These slots are only open to working parents (both soldier and their spouses), priority are of course our men and women in green. So the only child care I can get is the hourly care which over here in Germany is $4 an hour. Ask your child care registration office, they can offer you the child care that is applicable in your situation. Good luck and hang in there!

Brittanie - posted on 07/03/2010

I found the information about FCC in a few places, the CDC, the Airmen and Family readiness Center (We're Air Force) and we have a FCC office on base that helps to find you the right provider. Also I know on our Services website there is a little bit of information as well. Hope this helps Good Luck!

Heather - posted on 07/02/2010

Check with the post. We have a seperate building just for hourly care and preschool. I used it A LOT with my high risk pregnancy. Best wishes!

Adrienne - posted on 07/02/2010

Some cdc's lease other peoples unused hours. Check it out! The people who use the cdc regularly sometimes go on vacation or something like that, but they still pay as if their kids are there. So if you're using their hours, you're paying an hourly fee, and they're getting a credit on their monthly bill. So its a win-win. You get their kids slot, without having to pay for a full month for just a few hours here and there.

Jessica - posted on 07/02/2010

Were do you go to find info about this program Im a stay at home mom who goes to school 3 days a week and I would like to look into childcare for just those three days.

Brittanie - posted on 06/29/2010

Though I'm not familiar with your area, but I do know that most base childcare centers are very hard to get into because of the high demand and most available spots go to children of mil to mil parents. But I know the past few bases we've been to offer Family Child Care (FCC) programs. Which is in home care by a licensed caregiver. In my experience they are way easier to get into and there hours are much more flexible as well as they can do hour by hour rates. I found my provider through the base and had all of her credentials before ever stepping foot into her home. I'm a stay at home mom also so I don't use her a lot but it's been awesome knowing she's there if I need her. Hope this helps good luck and God bless!