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Family Child Care is currently looking for...
People interested in becoming Family Child Care Providers for varied shifts, including evening and weekend. The FCC is also seeking providers willing to do special needs care, hourly, full time, and part time. Please call or email Pam at 747-3158 or pamela.schumaker@us.af.mil

Unlicensed Child Care

In accordance with AFI 34-276, Family Child Care Programs, Paragraph 1.3. "Any individuals caring for other families' children a total of more than 10 hours a week on a regular basis must be licensed to provide care in on-base quarters."

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Our office is now located in the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Free Child Care

If you have orders to move to a new base, or are arriving at Grand Forks Air Force Base, you are able to receive up to 20 hours of free child care from a licensed Family Child Care Provider. How? Bring your orders to the Airmen & Family Readiness Center, they will issue you a certificate for PCS care. Call the FCC office for information on FCC providers with current openings. The Air Force Aid Society sponsors this program and pays the provider directly for the
PCS care.

FCC: 747-3158

Parent Advisory Board-PAB

The Child and Youth Program's "Parent Advisory Board" (PAB) is open to all parents of children using the CDC, SAP, FCC or YC programs. The PAB increase awareness of all CYP activities and provides opportunities for parent involvement in events and program activities. PAB meets quarterly on the 3rd Wednesday of January, April, July and October at 3:00. The meetings are held at the Family Child Care Resource Center, located in the A&FRC building. For more information, contact Pam Schumaker @ 747-3158

Welcome to Family Child Care

Family Child Care providers offer in-home care for children ages 2 weeks to 12 years as a supplement to the Child Development Center. These providers also offer alternative care such as weekend, flexible or extended hours and for very young infants or children with special needs.

FCC providers are required to undergo strict licensing requirements. They are must be over 18 years of age, able to read and speak English, and in good mental and physical health. They (and their family members) must pass comprehensive background checks and complete a basic orientation program prior to licensing. Once licensed, monthly home visits are conducted to ensure that every provider is consistently maintaining all Air Force standards to ensure the highest quality of care possible.

If you are interested in a FCC provider, schedule a time to interview to ensure a good match between both families. Have questions ready about their policies such as discipline, vacation and illness. It is important for you to know that Family Child Care providers set their own fees. Prior to starting care in the home families must sign a contract regarding policies and fees, provide a copy of immunization records of child/children, complete AF Form 1181 and if dual or single military, AF Form 357.

Feel secure knowing that you are placing your child in safe and supportive care that you want them to have by placing them in a Family Child Care home. They will be in a stimulating in-home environment that will provide them with the nurturing and developmental materials and interactions they need to thrive. Please contact Pam Schumaker, 747-3158 at the Grand Forks AFB Family Child Care office for additional assistance in selecting a Family Child Care Home.

Wait List Rules for the Child Development Center and Family Child Care Programs

It is the parents' responsibility to fully complete the Wait List Form 2606 and submit it with a copy of their orders to the CDC or Family Child Care Coordinator. Priority determination will be made upon completion of DD Form 2606 Request for Care, unless space is available and no waiting list exists.

Priority determination will progress as follows:
 Wounded Warrior
 Single Active Duty Military parent or Single DOD Civilian parent
 Dual Active Duty Military or Dual DOD Civilian parents
 Active Duty Military or DOD Civilian parent
Our waiting lists are divided into:
 Active Wait List to include those families who will accept a space as soon as a space is available.
 Unborn List to include unborn children

As soon as the baby is born, it is the parents' responsibility to call and have the request for care form transferred to the active wait list and to include a potential date when care is needed.
Families PCSing to Grand Forks Air Force Base need to contact the CDC upon arrival and update the DD Form 2606 with their address and phone numbers. If the current information is not received, their child will be removed from the waiting list. Filling out a wait list form does not guarantee a slot. A family may go up or down on the list due to another family of higher priority signing up for or declining care. It is always recommended that families have backup care.
Child Development phone #: 701-747-3042
Family Child Care Coordinator #: 701-747-3158

Become a Family Child Care Provider

Find out how you can become a child care professional and operate your own business from the comfort and convenience of your home. Plus you will receive training that will allow you to care for our next generation. At minimal start-up costs, the FCC Program offers free equipment and training to help you support the Air Force mission of caring for children of military and civilian personnel. The FCC office is currently recruiting providers for special needs, evening/weekend and drop-in care. Any individuals caring for other families' children a total of more than 10 hours a week on a regular basis must be licensed to provide care in on-base quarter. (AFI34-276 1.3) For more information on the licensing process call: 747-3158.

Provider Requirements include:

Be a spouse of an active duty or retired military member living on or off base.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Have the ability to read, speak and write English.
Are physically and mentally capable of providing care.
Be willing to undergo comprehensive background checks
Are willing and able to complete the required training and agree to the requirements of becoming an FCC provider
Participate in a home interview with your family members.
Have no conviction of, admission to, or evidence of family violence, child abuse or neglect, alcohol abuse or use of illegal drugs.