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Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday:  6:15am - 6:00pm

Give Parents A Break
1st Saturday:  6:30pm - 11:00pm
3rd Saturday:  9:00am - 2:30pm

Overview
Our loving staff is fully accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. They are trained in CPR, first aid, safety and child development to ensure your child receives top quality learning and supervision. Our child to teacher ratios are much lower than off-base child care; therefore, your child will receive more individual care. Call us for more information.

Become a Family Child Care Provider
Start your own business by becoming a Family Child Care provider. You can extra income while you stay at home with your children. Training, equipment and supplies are absolutely free! Spouses (living off-base) and DoD spouses are eligible to take advantage of this opportunity. Licensing is mandatory for base residents caring for children for more than 10 hours. Call 318.456.8912 for more information.

Severely Injured Military Families' Child Care Assistance
A recent initiative sponsored by DoD provides families of severely injured military members with assistance to find and pay for safe, licensed child care services for a period of six months during their period of recuperation. (Extensions beyond the 6-month period are considered based upon physician reassessment.) Family Member Programs staff work with the National Association for Child Care Resource and Referral to assist families in locating care. The program is available nationwide wherever the injured member is receiving either in-patient or out-patient medical care and allows the spouse to be at bedside or to help with outpatient medical appointments. DoD provides a financial offset to the civilian child care fees during the recovery period.

CDC Annual Rate Increase
The Child Development Center announces its annual 3.6% fee increase effective Thursday, September 1, 2005. Child care fees are set to meet 50% of the enter's operating costs and are based on total family income. Parent fees are used to pay teacher salaries and small amounts of consumable supplies. The other 50% of operating costs are paid with Appropriated Funds. APF funds help defray operating costs of all the administrative staff, 5% of teachers' salaries and all other supplies, food and equipment. Since the average cost to operate a Child Development Center is approximately $300 per week per child, all families receive an AF subsidy. As with any subsidized program, individuals with lower income receive more subsidy than those with a higher income.

Below are the fee ranges set by the Department of Defense. Call 318.456.4139 for more information.

Child Development Center Rates
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New Child Care Payment Policy
A new Air Force policy that applies to patrons of Child Development and Youth Programs, including school age is now in effect. All CDC/Youth Center patrons must provide a credit/debit card or bank authorization and agree to have the card charged or account debited in the event of nonpayment. All information is safeguarded in accordance with AFI 33.332, Provacy Act Program.


Parents Advisory Committee Documents

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Lots About Tots Parent Newsletters
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Useful Link(s):

NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) - The nation's largest and
    most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the
    quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
- national network of
   
more than 850 child care resource and referral centers (CCR&Rs) located in every state and
   
most communities across the US. CCR&R centers help families, child care providers, and
   
communities find, provide, and plan for affordable, quality child care.
S.A.F.E. (Safety Awareness and Family Education) Network
- Empowers today's youth with the
    right to say NO, the right to tell and the right to live SAFE. This site contains information &
    resources on that will aid in the effort of allowing children to keep their innocence.

Zero To Three - National non-profit organization striving to promote the healthy development of our
    nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who
    work on their behalf. This site contains professional education, knowledge & leadership
    development, public awareness, policy analysis and much more.
EdPubs - Source of free education publications and is intended to help you identify and order U.S.
    Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by
    the U.S. Department of Education.

Brain Connection - Provides accessible, high-quality information about how the brain works and
    how people learn. Many discoveries are being made in areas related to the human brain, including
    language, memory, behavior, aging, illness and injury.

Family Education Network
- Created by parents for parents to provide homework help, parenting
    tips, and expert advice. This site includes a teacher channel, a parent channel, research utilities and
    family entertainment.
NNCC (National Network for Child Care) -
Provides information to improve child care and youth
    programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, youth and teens in out-of-school
    time.
Parenthood.com - Dedicated to helping families grow by providing info concerning pregnancy,
    parenting, child care resources & more.
Earlychildhood.com - Great resource for teachers & parents including activities, curriculum,
    teacher quick-source, early childhood news & more.
Poisonous Plants Database - Cornell University has an informational database for poisonous
    plants.

 
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