JAS System Maintenance
System maintenance will be conducted on MilitaryChildCare.com (MCC) on 5 June from 2100-2130 ET. During this time, MCC will not be available.
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Say “Yes” to Military-Connected Families
The demands of military life, make it particularly difficult for military-connected families to find the child care they need when they need it.
The Department of Defense (DoD) partners with community child care programs through the DoD Child Care Provider Network (CCPN) to expand the supply of high-quality child care options for military-connected families to ensure they can find the quality child care they need, when they need it, wherever the mission takes them.
Join the DoD Child Care Provider Network Today!
Ready to say "Yes" to serving military families?
- Submit this request form.
- Note: DO NOT SUBMIT the Provider Interest form if you have a minimum quality rating with a participating state and, thus, qualify for the MCCYN-PLUS program. If you qualify for MCCYN -PLUS, your state has already shared your information with MCC and you have been added to the DoD Child Care Provider Network. To see if you qualify for MCCYN-PLUS, review the "DoD-Approved Participating States and Quality Ratings" section at the bottom of this page.
- An administrator will verify your information and determine eligibility.
- Once your credentials are verified, you will be listed on the MCC DoD Child Care Network page. Your business will be visible to all families.
Submit the DoD Provider Interest Form
Say, "Yes!"
When you agree to enroll a military-connected family who receives MCCYN fee assistance, the family will inform the MCCYN administrator. The administrator will work with you and the family to confirm that your program meets the MCCYN requirements.
Submit Financial Documents to Ensure Payment
The MCCYN administrator will email you to request pertinent financial information so you can receive DoD payments for your services.
Receive Benefit Request Form
The MCCYN administrator will review your financial documentation. Once approved, you will receive a Benefit Request Form with instructions for submitting monthly reimbursement requests.
Why Join the DoD Child Care Network?
Support America's service members.
- Provide a vital service by choosing to participate in DoD’s MCCYN fee assistance program so military-connected families have the care they need to focus on their missions.
Reach a new community of customers.
- Military-connected families need child care: Nearly 41% of military-connected children are under the age of 5 years.
- Promote your services as a DoD-approved provider on a trusted, secure online platform to thousands of military-connected families.
Be part of a trusted, high-quality provider network.
- More than 10,000 state-licensed and accredited child care providers.
- Be known as a DoD-approved provider.
Accept Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) Fee Assistance
To make sure military-connected families can easily access quality, affordable child care, DoD and the Coast Guard fund the MCCYN child care fee assistance program. This program offsets the cost of community child care for military-connected families when military-operated care is unavailable. MCCYN provides military-connected families with critical financial assistance so they may afford quality care from local providers.
Through MCCYN, DoD pays a portion of the child care costs to community providers on the family’s behalf based on their income. DoD reimburses providers who participate in MCCYN for the care they provide to eligible, participating military-connected families, like how states reimburse providers who serve families who participate in their state child care subsidy system. The family is responsible for the tuition balance.
Note: Most military-connected families will need a CCPN provider that accepts MCCYN fee assistance.
Become an MCCYN fee assistance provider today.
MCCYN Provider Requirements
The MCCYN program partners with quality child care providers to ensure military-connected families have greater access to care. Providers participating in the MCCYN fee assistance program must:
- Be licensed or regulated by the state, and
- Pass annual inspections by an oversight agency, and
- Pass an FBI background check, and
- Be accredited by a DoD-recognized national accreditation organization, OR
- Qualify for MCCYN-PLUS if you have a DoD-approved quality rating level from a participating state or county quality rating program.
