A new Defense Department website is simplifying the search and registration process for child care. MilitaryChildCare.com (MCC) offers access to comprehensive information on military-operated and ...

But the hardest thing to navigate in her military career is finding child care. “Child care is the only thing that has made me consider leaving military service,” said Williams, an Army ...

The Army is in need of more child care facilities to accommodate military children, he said. Another reason he cited was the lengthy hiring process required for child care providers to be approved.

Have you moved to a new duty station and can't get child care at the military child development center? A new pilot program ...

This year's list includes investigations into abuse at military base child care facilities and alarming indications of cancer ...

To understand where things stand today, we decided to explore the history… Could the military child care system be a model for the nation? For the U.S. military, high quality child care is not ...

Tricare open season ends Dec. 10. Federal benefits open season, including enrolling in military child care flexible spending accounts, ends Dec. 9. As this year’s Tricare open season draws near ...

The latest version of the $895.2 billion annual defense bill, which is now on the House floor for amendment and approval , includes provisions related to military spouses and child care but ...

BSF’s Advocacy Efforts Drive Key Provisions in the Law, Including Pay Raises, Child Care Access, and Spouse Employment ...

These improvements, developed with guidance from Blue Star Families’ data-driven advocacy, address the most urgent needs of military families, including cost of living, child care access ...

The act also authorizes a 14.5% pay raise for junior service members and military housing and child care improvements. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., blasted the gender-affirming care provision ...

as well as new funding to help military spouses find jobs and families afford child care. In all, the NDAA would increase defense spending by 1%. But it was the inclusion of language banning ...