Hill AFB  Child and Youth Services

Child Care for PCS:

This program is intended to help relieve some of the stress felt by families in the process of a PCS move. Families with PCS orders receive a voucher for 20 hours of childcare for each eligible child in your family to be provided by certified Family Child Care providers on base, or affiliated homes off base. The childcare is available beginning 60 days prior to departure from your current base and within 60 days upon arrival at your new base. This program is sponsored by the Air Force Aid Society. To obtain your voucher for PCS childcare please come to the Military & Family Readiness Center located in building 150. We must physically verify a copy of the PCS orders before issuing a voucher.

Family Child Care is available for eligible family members. For more information on the Family Child Care Program, call 801-777-0695 or DSN 312-777-0695. Listings of family childcare providers are available at the HAFB Child Development Centers, the Military & Family Readiness Center, and the Youth Center. The Family Child Care program offers a variety of services such as:

• Extended care program
• Training for parents and providers (on safety, health and child development issues)
• Lending library for licensed providers
• Aid to parents in search of quality care
• USDA approved meals
• Providers within home care
• Before and after school
• Weekend and evening hours
• Hourly "drop in" care
• Infant care
• Part-time care
• TDY & shift care
• Special needs care

You can find more information by visiting: https://75fss.com/ in the family readiness section.

The Hill AFB Child Development Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). They provide care for children beginning at age 6 weeks up to 5 years old.

The development of the "whole" child and quality interaction in social settings are extremely important aspects of our child development program. Affective, social, creative, cognitive, language and physical growth are key elements In Air Force child development center programs. Teachers provide age-appropriate weekly curriculum activities that are developed for the individual needs and interests of each child. Classroom curriculum includes social-emotional, physical, language, early literacy, early mathematics, science, technology, creative expression and appreciation of the arts, health, safety, and social studies.

Classroom curriculum includes social-emotional, physical, language, early literacy, early mathematics, science, technology, creative expression and appreciation of the arts, health, safety, and social studies.

Availability

The Child Development Center currently has a waiting list for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. You must provide a completed DD Form 2606 (Department of Defense Request for Care Record) for each eligible child which can be accessed at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2606.pdf and e-mailed to the child development center.  Please contact the child development center at (DSN country code 312) 801-777-6321 or 801-777-6223, to obtain the email address or stop by building 470.

Eligibility

Your child is eligible to be enrolled if either of the child's parents are active duty (or on active orders) military or a DoD civilian employee (including non-appropriated fund employees) assigned to Hill AFB. Applications are accepted and will be placed on the waiting list based upon the AFMC priority listing and the date of your application.

Costs

The weekly fee is based upon your total family income. This fee also covers two meals and one snack per child each day which includes formula, jar baby foods and cereals for infants. All meals and snacks meet US Department of Agriculture requirements. The weekly fee also includes activities for older children such as field trips to the children's museum, pumpkin patch, trout farm, dinosaur park, children's theatre and many more.

Drop-In hourly care is available only on a space available basis Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 5:30 pm except during nap time which is from 12:30 pm. to 2:30 pm daily. The cost is $3 per hour. Reservations for hourly care may be made up to 2 weeks in advance.  Prior to care all registration material must be completed including current health assessments and immunizations.

Registration

Upon notification of placement in the child development center, patrons must complete an enrollment packet and the new parent orientation. Enrollment packets include copies of current immunization records, child's health assessment, the registration form, formula election form, photography election form, care contract, financial form and other miscellaneous documents.

There are two child development centers at Hill AFB.

The Youth Center provides before and after school care and summer programs. For more information call 801-777-2419 or DSN 312-777-2419. This school-age program is accredited by the National Afterschool Association.

Give Parents a Break is a child-care program offered one weekend per month at Hill AFB. This childcare event is provided for eligible children of deployed or remote tour service members, as well as children of active military members who are away on temporary duty for 30 days or more. This program is sponsored by the Air Force Aid Society. Call (DSN country code 312) 801-777-4681 for a list of upcoming dates. Reservations must be made by the Wednesday before the Give Parents a Break event for priority placement and there must be a minimum of eight children signed up to participate in order for the event to take place.

Special situation referrals may be made by commanders, first sergeants, Military & Family Readiness Center/Family Advocacy, a medical adviser, chaplain, or Child Development Center directors. Referrals can be made for families who are dealing with temporary stressful situations. The regularly scheduled weekend would still apply as there are no special dates available for referrals. A certificate from the M&FRC and all required documents must also be provided for referred children.