The Child Development Center is a great option for military families looking for quality child care on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. This non-profit organization has been providing high-quality child development services for over 45 years, working closely with the military and the community to meet the needs of the children and families they serve.
Families have a variety of child care options available, including the Family Child Care program. This program provides certified and trained providers in a home environment, with a small ratio of children to caregivers. The Child Development Center offers a curriculum similar to that of a center-based program, and meals that are approved by the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
The Child Development Center has a written contract that must be signed by the provider and the parents. This contract describes procedures for payment to include when and how much to pay, late payment requirements, and additional fees. Contracts also include policies on vacations, holidays and withdrawal procedures. Other policies included will be meal and nap schedules, an illness policy, emergency procedures, permission slips, and discipline and guidance techniques. Parents will have the chance to read over and discuss the contract with the provider, and once it is signed, it is legally binding.
Source: MCAS Yuma Child Development Center WebsiteFamily Child Care is a wonderful atmosphere of quality child care offered in a home environment. Typically, this child care is provided by a non-relative. Here at MCAS Yuma, Family Child Care is quality, certified child care provided in homes, by trained and certified Providers, to the Air Stations military and civilian workers. The safety and well being of children is our number one priority.
FCC Providers are self-employed, yet work within the guidelines of the Marine Corps and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Each provider completes medical and background checks, orientation training, and home inspections before receiving a certificate to open from the base commander. After opening, Providers continue their training with Family Child Care Modules, and are monitored monthly by the Family Child Care Director at Child and Youth Programs.
FCC homes are quality child care businesses. In addition to trainings and reviews by the CYP program, homes are also monitored by base health, safety, and fire departments. Children enrolled in the FCC program experience a close family atmosphere that includes a small ratio, a curriculum similar to that of the Child Development Center, and nutritious meals that are approved by the Food Program. Care offered often meets family and individual childrens needs better than large group or center based care.
Typically these homes can provide hours of operation that are more flexible than those at a child care center. Hours can include early morning, evening, weekend, and/or overnight care.
CONTRACTS AND POLICIES
Each Provider has a written contract that must be signed by the provider and the parents. This contract describes procedures for payment to include when and how much to pay, late payment requirements, and additional fees. Contracts also include policies on vacations, holidays and withdrawal procedures. Other policies included will be meal and nap schedules, an illness policy, emergency procedures, permission slips, and discipline and guidance techniques. Parents will have the chance to read over and discuss the contract with the Provider, and once it is signed, it is legally binding.
Source: MCAS Yuma FCC Website
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