The Military Child Care Act (MCCA) of 1989 and 1996 requires parents to be involved in their children's program. There are several ways you can become involved in CDS:

PARENT VISITS: Parents are invited to participate by visiting their child's program whenever convenient. Parents are welcome to call and discuss areas of success or concern with any of our directors or direct care personnel. Children benefit when parents display genuine interest in their daily activities.

PARENT ADVISORY BOARD (PAB): The CDCs and the Family Child Care (FCC) program have advisory committees consisting of interested, volunteer parents. These groups meet regularly to discuss issues of common concern involving children and child care. Further information about the PABs is available at the CDC and/or FCC office. Participation in the CDC PAB can earn you credit in the WIN program (read on to find out more about WIN)!

THE WIN PROGRAM: This is a special program enabling parents to earn up to a 10% credit on their monthly child care fees at the CDC. Parents perform essential tasks for the CDC and earn a specific number of credits. These credits may then be applied toward child care fees. To learn when the next WIN enrollment/orientation meeting will be held, check with the CDC front desk staff.

Occasionally, CDCs need parental input on special projects (i.e. the annual Installation Child Care Evaluation Team Inspection of all programs). Parent involvement is important so that the users of our services are represented in our evaluations.