Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)
DoW funds the MCCYN fee assistance program to help eligible military-connected families access affordable, quality child care when military-operated child care is not available due to distance or waitlists.
Introduction
With MCCYN fee assistance, the DoW pays a portion of your child care costs, based on your total family income and your provider’s rate, to offset the costs of community-based care. This makes it easier for military-connected families to find and afford quality child care from community-based providers.
Want to know more about MCCYN?
For an overview of MCCYN and how you can request fee assistance for your family, watch this short video.
DHS Families
Note for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Families: DHS families should visit the Coast Guard page or MCCYN for U.S. Secret Service page for information about the MCCYN program and other available child care options.
MCCYN Eligibility Requirements
MCCYN Eligibility Requirements
Learn if your family is eligible for the MCCYN program.
Family Contribution to the Cost of Care
Family Contribution to the Cost of Care
When you use the MCCYN program, your family contribution to the cost of care includes your DoW parent fee plus any amount your provider charges over the provider rate cap.
Learn about how your contribution to the cost of care is determined.
MCCYN Provider Requirements
MCCYN Provider Requirements
To participate in the MCCYN program, community-based child care providers must meet specific health, safety, and quality requirements.
Request Care and Register
Request Care and Register
Understand how to create an MCC account, request care, and what you will need to complete registration.
Steps for Finding and Choosing Community-based Child Care
Steps for Finding and Choosing Community-based Child Care
MCCYN providers are NOT military-operated, so you are encouraged to learn how states ensure program health and safety. To do so, follow these tips to ensure you choose the best program for your child.
- Understand how states license and regulate child care programs to ensure children’s health and safety.
- Understand how legally license-exempt providers are regulated.
- Review the provider’s licensing history and results of child care inspections through your state’s child care consumer education website.
- Learn about additional quality standards, such as quality ratings and national accreditation, that help programs go beyond basic licensing requirements to provide high-quality care to help children learn, grow, and get ready for school.
- Contact and visit providers to make sure they are the best fit for your child and family.
To learn about these topics and get tips on choosing quality child care, visit ChildCare.gov.
MCCYN Forms and Contacts
MCCYN Forms and Contacts
Find key forms and contact information you need to register for MCCYN and ensure your provider will be paid.
