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The Navy CYP and the USDA have entered into an Interagency Agreement for training, technical assistance, and materials to support CYP. This partnership, entitled the "4-H Youth Development Project" (YDP), allows Navy CYP access to services and materials from a 4-H nationally recognized youth organization.

Policy letter states that BGCA and Navy YP Memorandum of Agreement established a cooperative agreement between BGCA and Navy YP to become an affiliate organization of BGCA. As an affiliate of BGCA, Navy YP can offer BGCA developed programs and activities, request and receive grants, participate in trainings, and request technical assistance in all aspects of youth development offerings within BGCA.

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.

The policy letter releases the Navy CYP Child Abuse Prevention, Education, and Reporting (CAPER) Standards April 2016.

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.

DoD Instruction 6060.04 establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for the establishment and maintenance of DoD Youth Services. This includes the Youth Program (YP), Youth Sports and Fitness Program (YSFP), School Liaison Program (SLP), and Youth Sponsorship Program. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD.

Navy Child and Youth Programs are required to establish administrative procedures, record keeping and file maintenance systems to ensure information is organized, accurate, and readily accessible. The Navy CYP Enrollment and Record Keeping Standards provide CYP professionals with specific information and guidance regarding requirements for record keeping and file maintenance for enrolled children and CYP professionals.

Navy CYP is required to establish collaborative relationships with families as the cornerstone of successful child care programs. When CYP professionals invest in meaningful relationships with families they serve, the entire community benefits. The Family Relations Standards provide operational requirements with guidance on, and strategies for, facilitating implementation of all Navy policy requirements for building and sustaining collaborative relationships with families.

Immunization documentation requirements have changed for school-age children participating in CYP. Upon the start of the Fall 2021 annual registration/reverification, families with school-age children enrolled in the Child Development Homes, School Age Care, and 24/7 Center programs will be required to provide documentation, or waiver requests, of their child's immunizations appropriate for the child's age per the ACIP to include documentation of the annual influenza vaccine.

Navy CYP Professionals are required to complete a Navy CYP approved training program. Each CYP professional is required to establish and track their training using the current Individual Development Plan and Training Requirements.