Expanded Child Care
The Expanded Child Care (ECC) Program assists families with special circumstances concerning child care. ECC Programs include the following:

Extended Duty Child Care (EDC) - The EDC program assists families in obtaining high-quality child care from licensed or affiliated providers at or near the base when weekly parental workloads, due to extended duty hours, exceed the standard 50 hours of care (typically 10 hours a day or 5-day work week) that families are already purchasing in child care programs on or off base. Families should establish a plan to meet all their child care needs e.g., short-term TDYs, shift work care where shift work is the typical assignment, family days, deployments, etc. The EDC program should be considered the “back-up plan.”

EDC Parent Statement (Microsoft Word Document)

The Returning Home Care (RHC) program provides child care to eligible members returning from 30-days or more deployment in support of contingency operations as well as those returning for their 2-week Rest and Recuperation (R&R) leave.

RHC Parent Statement (Microsoft Word Document)

The Home Community Care (HCC) program is designed to provide care for ANG/AFR members during their scheduled UTA (drill) weekend.

HCC Parent Statement (Microsoft Word Document)

To be eligible for any Expanded Child Care (ECC) program, at least one parent must be a member of the U.S. Military Service: Active Duty; Reserve or Guard member in activated status; dual employed (military married to civilian) or DoD civilian employee assigned to or working on the installation. Being provided care is a privilege, not a right, and the Family Child Care program is a final approval authority on whether or not a child is accepted for care. First priority is given to parents whose children are currently enrolled in the Air Force Child Development, School-age and/or Family Child Care programs.

As a joint project between Family Child Care and the Air Force Aid Society, persons with a permanent change of station (PCS) to or from Barksdale are eligible for 20 hours free child care per child.

Volunteers at base agencies may also receive free child care. This is a joint venture between Family Child Care and the Family Support Center. Call 456-8912 for details about any of these programs.

The Barksdale Air Force Base Family Child Care Program
announces its sponsorship of the Family Day Care Home component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. All children in attendance will be offered the same meals at no separate charge and with no physical segregation of or other discrimination against any child because of race, sex, age, color, disability or national origin. Participants who are members of FITAP assistance units or Food Stamp households are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits. This statement applies to all family day care homes under the jurisdiction of this agency.

If any member of a household believes they have been discriminated against, they should write immediately to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.