All children and youth must be registered with Child and Youth
Services before participating in
programs and activities.
The annual
registration fee is $18.00 for one child, $32.00 for two children and $40.00 for
three or more children. All children registered at a later date will have the
same expiration date as the first child. Parents must provide shot records and
an emergency point of contact at time of registration. For information about
registration, call (706) 545-2079.
Full-Day Care Centers: Main
Post CDC, Tot Town CDC, and Sante Fe CDC. Full Day care is designed
for parents who need childcare services for their children on a regular
basis. Full day care for ages 6wks-5yrs.
Part Day
Preschool: Benning Preschool for 3 and 4 year old
children. Benning Buddies for two, three and four year
olds.
School Age Services: This program offers supervised
daily activities for children K-5th grade before and after regular
school hours. Care is also provided during school holidays and
summer.
Middle School and Teens: Provides open recreation facilities,
teen activities , middle school program (6th-8th grade), and teen program
(9th-12th grade).
Youth Sports and Fitness: Provides team sports
programs, skate park, post-wide Easter and Christmas activities for
children and youth.
SKIES: Provides instructional classes ( dance, TKD,
Driver's Ed, languages, music, etc. ) for children and youth.
Hourly Care
: Care provided on an irregular (drop-in) basis. Reservations are
needed to ensure a space for the needed date and time. Hourly care is available
at Tot Town CDC and School Age Services.
Family Child Care Homes: Child
care is provided by a certified adult family member occupying government
quarters. Parents interview, select and enter a contract with the
provider. Certified homes are monitored for health, safety, and
quality of service.
Georgia Pre-K Program: Lottery
sponsored program for four year olds. For more information please contact the
Central Registration office.
School Liaison Office: Works in conjunction with
CYS and the local school community to address educational issues involving
military children.
The Youth Sponsorship Program: The program provides
sponsorship at various levels from 6-12th grade as described below.
(1)
Middle School/Teen Sponsorship: When a teen is new to the area they
are matched with a volunteer sponsor who is responsible for making their
adjustment period a positive experience. The teens are matched
together by age, sex, common interest and housing area whenever
possible. All sponsors must be received from the sponsor's school
stating that the sponsor's character is average or above
average.
(2) Pen Pal: Whenever possible, a pen pal sponsor is
assigned to new youth before their arrival. The two pen pals develop
a long distance friendship. When it is time for youth to
leave their old friends, it often makes moving a little more exciting to know
they have a new friend waiting for them when they arrive at their new home.
The Family Member Employment Program holds one workshop per
year. The workshops provide youth with information about Completing
Applications, Job Searching Skills, Dress Codes, Interviewing
Techniques and Resume Writing. For additional information call the
Family Member Employment Assistance Mgr. at (706) 545-5516.
Youth are
also encouraged to contact the Civilian Personnel Office, located in building
6. The Civilian Personnel Office can provide information about the
area Summer Youth Employment Program and Summer Hire Program. Please
contact (CPO) at (706) 545-3344.
The Middle School/Teen
Program can provide some information in conjunction with the Family Member
Employment Program. Call (706) 545-3070. Middle School and
Teens/sports and fitness program is open to youth family members of active duty,
retired military, reservist and Department of Defense civilians.