Military Fee Assistance Programs

DoW funds military fee assistance programs to help eligible military-connected families access affordable, quality community-based or in-home child care when military-operated child care is not available due to distance or waitlists.

Fee Assistance Programs

Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)

Fee assistance you can use at community-based providers that meet MCCYN quality requirements. Learn about MCCYN today!

Child Care in Your Home (CCYH)

Fee assistance you can use to pay for care provided in your home by providers who meet MCCYN quality requirements. Learn about CCYH today!

Fee Assistance: What is the cost for families?

When you use the MCCYN or CCYH fee assistance program, your total 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 to determine your contribution to the cost of care.

Get a cost estimate!

Use DoW’s Fee Assistance Cost Estimator tool to estimate your total family contribution to the cost of care. Get your estimate today!

Note: This tool provides an estimate of your monthly total family contribution based on the information you provide. Program staff will determine your actual total family contribution amount once you complete the MCCYN or CCYH registration process.