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This policy letter establishes the policies, procedures and requirements for participation in the CYP TA program. The supporting documents are attached.

The purpose of the memorandum is to provide guidance for Navy CYP member organizations of Boys and Girls Club (BGCA) located within the Continental United States and Hawaii to join BGCA State Alliance.

A poster reflecting these steps is required to be posted at each handwashing location.

A guide provided by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support healthy meal patterns and portions for infant, child and adult (breakfast, lunch, supper, and snack).

The Navy CYP Parent Participation Plan (PPP) sample helps programs detail how they will encourage families to actively participate in their CYP. Programs are required to develop a PPP and must review and update their PPP on an annual basis to ensure an accurate and up-to-date ΓÇ£road mapΓÇ¥ for their participation efforts for the coming year.

Advance policy change for Child Development and School-age Care Program requirement for Family Care Plans. The policy letter details the only permissable exceptions to maintaining a file copy of the signed Family Care Plan.

Through a continued partnership and centrally managed contract with the Missoula Children's Theater (MCT), installations operating Child and Youth Programs (CYP) may request to host a week long MCT residency camp for eligible youth. This opportunity is available for both CONUS and OCONUS installations to offer residency camps that can fulfill the installation requirements outlined in the Missoula Children's Theatre Camps Requirements document.

The Council of Professional Recognition has developed the Child Development Associate and Military School Age credentials to improve the quality of child and school-age care programs. CNIC CYP will continue to provide supplemental funding to offer CYP employees and CDH Providers an opportunity to continue their training and receive recognition from a national organization. CNIC (N926) has established a centralized contract with the Council of Professional Recognition to streamline the process for funding the CDA and MSA credentials. Enclosures (1) through (4) provide the processes for participating in this opportunity.

The DoD Standardized Training Program certificate is awarded to CYP staff who have completed the 15 courses of initial competency based training. Programs may use this certificate or create a version locally for use.

Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) has concluded a multi-year pilot to update and revise the inclusion process. The goals of the pilot were to streamline services for patrons with dependents who have disabilities: emotional, behavioral, or developmental identified needs, and to allow Navy CYP to utilize a team approach to support inclusion. Navy CYP is implementing inclusive practices to meet the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.