Naval Support Activity Bethesda's (NSAB) Child Development Centers I and II, as well as 24/7 Center families, now have access to a new Department of Defense (DoD) website that is designed to simplify and improve the child care request for care process.

MilitaryChildCare.com (MCC) launched March 16 and provides a single online gateway for families to access military-operated or military-subsidized child care options worldwide across all Services. The site enables families to create a household profile, conduct child care searches, submit requests for care and manage their requests at any time and from any location.

"Child care is a workforce issue directly impacting efficiency, readiness and retention," explained Jamila Aziz, NSAB's Child and Youth Programs oversight director. "The launch of the MCC website will enable us to provide improved support and availability to families while ensuring our supported commands accomplish their missions."

The new DOD site - which is being introduced worldwide in phases - offers a more streamlined approach to finding and requesting care, expedites placement through a standardized request process and wait list management tools and provides reports that help programs better plan for future placement needs.

Through MilitaryChildCare.com, eligible families can search and request care for full day and part day options in facility-based and home-based programs for children from birth through age 12. Families may remain on a preferred program's wait list even after being offered care or enrolling in another program.

Families at NSAB who are currently on wait lists will be automatically transitioned to the new web-based system. These families will retain the original date of their request(s) for care, and all program enrollment processes will remain the same.

For additional information, go to MilitaryChildCare.com or contact the Help Desk by calling the toll free number, 855-696-2934 or email:

FamilySupport@MilitaryChildCare.com.

On NSAB, please call 301-295-0754 or fax 301-400-3362.


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