Sign up at MilitaryChildCare.com for the on-base child development center (CDC) waitlist. If there is not a CDC at your location, you will need to contact Child Care Aware of America to request an exception.
Visit ChildCareAware.org to check your branch of service’s requirements. On the same site, identify a child care provider in your area who is eligible to receive the military’s fee assistance. If there is not a provider nearby, contact Child Care Aware of America to request an exception.
Apply on ChildCareAware.org. If you receive an email offer of fee assistance, follow the instructions in the email to accept that offer at MilitaryChildCare.com. This is time sensitive!
Child Care Aware will send you an email packet with instructions to complete a profile through the Fee Assistance Enrollment Portal. You will provide the name and tax ID number for the child care provider in the portal.