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Child Care

To request child care at RAF Lakenheath, eligible patrons must use MilitaryChildCare.com. This secure Department of Defense website provides a single gateway for you to find comprehensive information on military-operated or military-approved child care programs worldwide. With MilitaryChildCare.com, you create an account and maintain a family profile that you can access at any time from any location.

The profile stores your basic information such as sponsor name, contact information, family type, and child data. With this profile you can conduct a customized search for a wide range of child care options, request care across services, submit unlimited requests for care, and remain on waitlists for a preferred program even after being offered care by another program.

Child Development Centers

Providing more than just full day child care, the Child Development Program promotes active learning programs for children age 6 weeks to 5 years and has a vested interest in RAF Lakenheath’s future, our children. The physical environment protects children and supports a developmental program. Appropriate activities enhance the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of children through the use of Creative Curriculum for children up to 3 years of age and Early Learning Matters for children over 3 years of age.

An adequate number of adults are provided to protect the health and safety of children and provide a nurturing environment. Meals and snacks are provided and served in a pleasant way to meet children’s nutritional needs and instill good eating habits. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved; staff and parents talk regularly about the program and the care of their children. Fees for this program are determined using a sliding scale based on total family income, sanctioned by Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). In addition to full time care; hourly care and slot leasing may be available based on child absences from the program.

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Family Child Care

Family Child Care provides an alternative to care at the Child Development Center. Family Child Care providers are independent business operators and work under their own contracts with the parents of the children they care for. The Family Child Care is available for active duty and DoD families. The children Family Child Care providers care for range from infants to school-age with full-time, drop-in, evening or weekend care.

Our Mission: To assist DoD military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of the accomplishment of the DoD mission and family life by managing and delivering a system of quality, affordable in home child-care programs for eligible children and youth 2 weeks-12 years of age.

Interested in Becoming a Provider?
Are you interested in having your own business within the flexibility of your own home? Family Child Care is looking for individuals interested in caring for children. At minimal cost, you can operate your own affiliated quarters or home-based business, set your own hours and begin to care for children on an hourly, part day, full-day or extended basis.

Benefits for you!
  • Run your own business
  • Be your own boss
  • Earn a great income
  • Work from home
  • Set your own hours and childcare fees
  • Transferable Career
  • Lending Library available (check out furniture, toys, etc.)
  • Ongoing Training to enhance your skills
  • PLUS… check out these Incentives!!!
Receive a onetime payment of $300 for just becoming a FCC provider or renewing your certification
Receive a onetime payment of $200 per child when you open up your doors for full time care to any child that is on the CDC waiting list

Individuals in family housing who provide consistent child care for other families’ children totaling 10 hours or more a week must be licensed to provide care in on-base quarters. Family Child Care staff offer regularly scheduled training classes to assist applicants in obtaining licenses. Call the Family Child Care office at 226.2170 for more information.

Unlicensed Child Care
In accordance with AFI 34-144, any individuals caring for other families’ children for a total of more than 10 hours per week on a regular basis, must be licensed to provide care in government owned quarters or privatized housing. Failure to comply with AFI 34-144, could result in the loss of privileges to reside in government owned quarters for privatized housing. If you are in need of further information, please contact the Family Child Care Office at DSN 226.2170 or 01638.52.2170.

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