Childcare Eligibility

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Bettye Ackerman-Cobb Child Development Center

DSCR | Building 100

Monday - Friday | 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM

^{Closed Weekends and All Federal Holidays}

(804) 279-3018

Eligibility

The Department of Defense (DoD) provides military and DoD-affiliated families with access to quality, affordable child care programs, because it directly affects the efficiency, mission readiness, morale, and retention of DoD personnel worldwide.

A child must be a dependent of an eligible sponsor in order to participate in any military child care program. Eligible sponsors include:

• Active Duty Military Members
• Reserve on Active Duty or Inactive Duty Training Status
• DoD Civilians
• DoD Contractors, Other Federal Employees, or Military Retirees (Space Available)

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Priority

Per DoDI 6060.02, military child care programs must serve the highest priority DoD families first. The basic priority framework is:

• 1A – Child Development Program Staff
• 1B – Single/Dual Military Members and Military Members with a Full-Time Working Spouse
• 1C – Military Members with a Part-Time Working Spouse or those with a Spouse Seeking Employment
• 1D – Military Members with a Spouse Enrolled Full-Time in a Post-Secondary Institution
• 2 – Single/Dual DoD Civilians or with a Full-Time Working Spouse
• 3 – Space Available

For a complete list of all priorities, see the Military Family Types and DoD Priority sheet.

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