Child Care

The Child Development Center and Family Child Care (formerly Child Development Homes) both offer full day care and hourly care based on availability. There is also School Age Care available for children in Kindergarten through 12 years old for before and after school, holidays/summer camps and hourly care. Developmental child care and youth recreational programs are available to all Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) sponsored active duty military, activated reservists and guardsmen, DoD civilian personnel, and DoD contractors. Youth recreational programs are also available to military retirees and DoD civilian retirees. If you would like to register on the Central Enrollment Waiting List for childcare for your infant to 12-year-old child/children register online through MilitaryChildCare.com. Once your account is active, you may search for and request care.

All available CFAY Child Development Services programs have successfully completed the Department of Defense certification program. CDS, a division of Morale, Welfare and Recreation provides quality child care with scheduled developmental activities, free play, storytelling, music and art offered in a warm, secure environment.

If you are a single parent (active duty) or dual active duty, you have priority for childcare services. It is also a good idea to let the Yokosuka CDC know your approximate arrival date. If you would like to register, please visit MilitaryChildCare.com to create your account. There is a waiting list for this service.

Full Day Care

The Yokosuka CDC and Ikego CDC have full day care (up to 12 hours a day) for children age 6 weeks until starting kindergarten. Two meals and two snacks are served. Two outdoor exercise periods and a rest/naptime period are planned in addition to regularly scheduled age-appropriate developmental activities throughout the day. A contract and prepayment are required.

A military family member in base housing provides Family Child Care (FCC). FCC providers attend 36 hours of training and have their homes inspected monthly. They care for children in a home-like environment with mixed ages of children and can often meet special needs of later hours, weekends, and last minute calls. Only certified homes are sanctioned by the Commanding Officer to provide childcare at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka. FCC providers offer a variety of care and services depending on the current needs of the installation. Parent fees may be based on the Navy's fee policy and sliding scale, or you may decide to enter a private pay agreement with the Provider and negotiate your fee.

If you have a family member with special needs please ensure your family member is enrolled in the Navy's Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). Please make sure that you transfer your case to your new station via NFAAS. EFMP is designed to assist sailors by addressing the special needs of their exceptional family members (EFM) during the assignment process. Special needs include any special medical, dental, mental health, developmental or educational requirement, wheelchair accessibility, adaptive equipment or assistive technology devices and services. The local clinical EFMP Coordinator/Case Liaison is available at the US Naval Hospital Yokosuka at DSN 315-243-5349 or internationally 011-81-46-816-5349. 

The local non-clinical EFMP Case Liaison is available at the Fleet and Family Support Center Yokosuka at DSN 315-243-3372 or internationally 011-81-46-816-3372. You may also visit the Naval Hospital website. Working along side with the Education and Developmental Intervention Service (EDIS) the CDC offers care to special needs children.