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Navy
New Parent Support Program
Bldg. 3365 3/F Rm 313
Yokosuka Japan
COMM phone number for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka New Parent Support Program
011-81-46-816-7878
DSN phone number for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka New Parent Support Program
315-243-7878
EMAILEmail: https://apps.militaryonesource.mil/MOS/f?p=AMS:5:0::::P5_APP_NAME,P5_MSG_TYPE,P5_EID:MilitaryINSTALLATIONS,Installation Address,143621
WEBSITEWebsite: www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/FleetAndFamilyReadiness/SupportServices/index.htm
Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tue 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Sat – Sun - closed Holidays - closed
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Contact information for key programs and services at this installation.

New Parent Support Program Overview

You may be expecting your first baby or busy with a toddler. That probably means you have your hands full, and may have questions. Thankfully, help is at hand.

The New Parent Support Program is a free service that helps military parents, including expectant parents, transition successfully into parenthood and provide a nurturing environment for their children. Services vary, but may include home visits, parenting classes, playgroups or prenatal classes.

General Program Description

The New Parent Support Program is a team made up of nurses, social workers and home visitation specialists who offer support and guidance by helping parents:

Build strong, healthy bonds with their infants and toddlers that will lay the foundation for their social and emotional development
Manage the demands of parenting, especially when impacted by deployments and other military operations
Remain flexible and responsive when navigating daily life
Build a strong support network
Respond to infant and toddler behavior sensitively and be attuned to their developmental needs
Find services in the local community in time of need

Learn more about the New Parent Support Program and contact your installation New Parent Support Program office to find out what’s available at your installation.

Staff Qualifications

New Parent Support Program staff are child development professionals, including registered nurses, clinical social workers, and para-professionals trained in the delivery and practice of established home visiting models. The program is supervised and monitored at the installation level by the Family Advocacy program manager.

Eligibility

The program is available to military families who are expecting a baby or have children age 3 or younger. Marine Corps eligibility includes families with at least one child under 5.

Enrollment

Contact your installation New Parent Support Program office or Family Advocacy Program office.

Other

All New Parent Support services are free and a Navy benefit for parents with children younger than four. Military members and all status of forces agreement-sponsored personnel are eligible, even if this is not your first baby. The NPSP staff at Yokosuka can provide visits in the home, office or other suitable meeting area. Telephone consultations, classes in basic parenting skills and child development are also available. NPSP home visitors work with expectant and/or new parents to ensure that Navy children grow up in a healthy and safe environment. To enroll, contact the NPSP 315-243-7878 or internationally DSN 011-81-46-816-7878.

Along with NPS Programs, Fleet and Family Support Yokosuka also offers parenting classes that are available for all age groups. Please contact FFSC to sign up at DSN 315-243-7878 or internationally at 011-81-46-816-7878.

The Navy Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory program governed by Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 1754.2C. The program requires enrollment of all dependents (adults and children) that reside with their active-duty sponsor and have special medical, educational, developmental, and/or emotional needs or concerns lasting six months or longer. EFMP identifies eligible families and ensures they are located where their needs can be met. The program is available through the Navy Hospital Yokosuka by contacting DSN 315-243-5349 or internationally at 011-81-46-816-5349 or contact the local EFMP case liaisons at DSN 243-9605 or DSN 243-9649.