Child Care

The Minot Child Development Center provides care for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years old. Programs include full-time and hourly care. Call 701-723-3750.

Family Child Care provides in-home child care children ranging from birth to 12 years of age by certified, professional child care providers. Along with full-time, part-time, weekly, and hourly child care, FCC Providers offer care for weekends, evenings, shift work, newborn infants, TDY, PCS, special needs and before and after school. Call 701-723-6662.

The Minot Child Development Center is an accredited program that provides care for children between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years old. Each activity plan is individualized for the children in care.  Activities are planned to help meet developmental milestones.  All activities are age appropriate.  The CDC child & youth program assistants are warm, caring, nurturing and well trained in the Department of Defense Virtual Lab School Courses. The CDC is certified to operate by the DOD and is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Programs and Services Offered

The majority of the care offered is full time however there are several other programs available for parents.

• Full Time Care 
• Hourly care is offered on a space available basis.
• Give Parents a Break. This program offers free child care for deployed and families in need, one Friday evening a month, for a four hour period. 

Family Child Care provides valuable in-home child care services to support the families of Minot AFB. The FCC program offers quality care for children ranging from birth to 12 years of age by certified, professional child care providers. Along with full-time, part-time, weekly, and hourly child care, FCC Providers offer care for weekends, evenings, shift work, newborn infants, TDY, PCS, special needs and before and after school. There are several free expanded child care programs available to families (Extended Duty Care, Missile Care, Missile Care 2, Supplemental Child Care and Deployment Care).  Additionally, families can enroll in the Subsidy Program which allows parents to pay the same weekly fee that they would if they attend the CDC.

FCC is the perfect choice for parents who want quality child care in a small group, home-like setting. The goal of the FCC program is to meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of children while providing a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for children.

For more information about the FCC Program, please call 701-723-6662 or stop by our office at 202 Peacekeeper Place.

Eligibility

Eligible patrons include active duty military personnel, DOD civilian personnel paid with either Appropriated Funds or Non-Appropriated Funds, reservists on active duty or during inactive duty training, and DOD contractors. Active Duty and DOD civilian employed parents have a higher priority for care than other groups.

Costs and Enrollment

All requests for care are done through the MilitaryChildCare.com website. Families are required to set up an account and place a request for care at this website. Some age groups have a waiting list for care so immediate space may not be available. When a space is available the CDC will contact parents, at which time the parent has 48 hours to accept the space.  Once accepted, the parent will then contact the CDC for the enrollment package.  Please contact the CDC if there are questions concerning enrollment at 701-723-3750. 

Total Family Income is used to determine fees in accordance with the DOD policy. Proof of income is required for enrollment and fees will be set in one of nine categories. Fee information can be obtained by contacting the Child Development Center.

Enrollment packages are available once children are offered a slot.  Forms are available electronically, however wet signatures are required for most forms (as of now). Some age groups have a waiting list for care. Please contact the CDC for specific waiting list information.