Monday – Friday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Bldg. 1465 Paine St.
Peterson Space Force Base, CO 80914
Family Child Care
The Family Child Care (FCC) program offers an alternative to large-group child care. The SBD-1 Peterson Mission Director overseas the licensures of both on- and-off base providers who provide child care in their homes.
The FCC Program providers offer full-time, part-time care, and hourly and before- and after-school care. Moreover, FCC Program providers can accommodate non-traditional care needs such as evening, weekend, and shift work.
The FCC program supports the Extended Duty Care program, Returning Home Care program and Child Care for PCS program.
Becoming a licensed FCC provider offers family members a chance to operate a home-based business with minimal start-up costs. The FCC program makes it easy by providing all required training and extensive free equipment and supply lending library. For more information on the FCC program for parents or potential providers, call 719-556-4322 or DSN 834-4322 or visit MilitaryChildCare.com.
Family Child Care Office Hours
The Family Child Care office is open daily from 7:30 AM-4:30 PM (There may be occasions when the coordinator is not in the office but in the providers’ homes.)
Please call 719-556-4322 to request a list of licensed Family Child Care providers.
Variety of Family Child Care Options
Here are the kinds of care available through our Family Child Care office.
Extended Duty Care
Pre-Deployment Care
Pre-deployment care (PDCC) provides child care for children ages 12 and under. Up to 16 hours of care per child is available to those active duty, National Guard, and Reserve members assigned to an Air Force or Joint Base Air Force led installation during deployment in support of contingency operations for more than 30 days. Care for PDCC is provided in an Air Force Family Child Care Home participating in the AF FCC Expanded Child Care (ECC) Program. The 16 hours must be used prior to deployment. To request care, the parent must complete the AF FCC ECC registration and submit it with a copy of the deployment orders to the FCC office. Please call 719.556.4322 to contact your installation’s FCC Coordinator.
Deployment Child Care
Deployment Child Care (DCC) provides child care for children ages 12 and under. Up to 16 hours of care per child each month is available to those active duty, National Guard, and Reserve members assigned to an Air Force or Joint Base Air Force led installation prior to deploying in support of contingency operations for more than 30 days. For example, if a service member were deployed for 6 months, the family could utilize 96 total hours of free child care. Care for DCC is provided in an Air Force Family Child Care Home participating in the AF FCC Expanded Child Care (ECC) Program. The 16 hours must be used during the deployment. To request care, the parent must complete the AF FCC ECC registration and submit it with a copy of the deployment orders to the FCC office. Please call 719.556.4322 to contact your installation’s FCC Coordinator.
Returning Home Care
Child Care up to 16 hours for eligible members returning after a minimum 30-day deployment in support of a contingency operation, after a series of short term deployments totaling 30 days in a six month period, or during members’ two-week R&R leaved from deployed location.
Subsidy Program
Allows parents to use an AF FCC child care program for the same cost as the Child Development Center (CDC) or School Age Programs (SAP).
Child Care for PCS
Cares for children while parents prepare for PCS move. Covers 20 hours of care per child at both departing and new base. Must be used within 60 days of departure or arrival.
ANG/AFR Home Community Care
Allows ANG/AFR parents to use licensed and affiliated EDC homes during drill weekends.
For more information, please call the FCC Coordinator at 719.556.4322 or visit her in Bldg. 1465.
