Policy Change Concerning Priorities for Department of Defense Child Care Programs Memorandum

The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure our military members have priority access to child care, including changes to the current child care priorities to clarify situations where military families will be afforded priority access, to include supplanting lower priority patrons when necessary. These changes also clarify the definition of a working spouse, provide for ample notification in cases of discontinuation of child care, and provide authority to establish exceptions where mission requirements necessitate flexibility.