Child Care

Military and DoD civilian families can search for child and youth care options through the Department of Defense website, https://militarychildcare.com/. For more information, questions, or support, call 855-696-2934.

If you are pregnant and will be needing child care after your child is born, please put your "unborn" infant on our waiting list as soon as you find out you are pregnant.  When your child is born, then you will be added to this waiting list on the day you first signed up for care and before your child was born not after your child's birth date.

Registration

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island offers both center and home based care and is DoD certified. Both offer excellent opportunities for your child to learn and grow.

You must register your child online at our our Military Child Care (MCC) website: https://militarychildcare.com/ for care services at the Child Development Center (CDC), Family Child Care (FCC) Care, or School Age Care (SAC) Program.

Priority Categories

The demand for care of children is high. To ensure equity of those in need, both center and home based services offer a priority placement program. Once you register your child for care, you will be placed in one of the categories that fits your household.  You can find the priority list on the MCC website when you register.

While services may extend to Navy Region Northwest DoD civilian personnel as a priority four status, we regret that retired military personnel are ineligible unless they are a Navy Region Northwest DoD employee.

Fees

Fees for our programs are determined by DODINST 6060 and are based on Total Household Income (THI). For information about cost and wait time please visit http://whidbey.navylifepnw.com/child-youth/child-care/child-care-registration-wait-list.

Child and Youth Programs provide center-based, home-based and recreational services for children 6 weeks to 12 years of age. There are two Child Development Centers providing full time day care for children 6 weeks to pre-kindergarten. School Age Care provides before and after school care and Day Camps during school and summer breaks for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Youth Activities Center has a Teen Program open to all children of active duty, retirees and DOD Civilians, in grades 6-12. Teen membership is free and is renewed annually. Family Child Care provides a home-based care program with flexible hours. Register online at MilitaryChildCare.com. 

The NAS Whidbey Island Child Development Centers (CDC) are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and offer child care for children 6 weeks to pre-kindergarten age. The Clover Center and the Regatta Center are open to active duty members and their families. Both CDCs are adjacent to the Victory Park housing development. 

Hours of Operation

The Centers are open 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekdays.

Programs Offered

The CDCs are primarily geared towards providing full-time child care and hourly care is available on a “first-come, first-serve” basis and can be made 30 days in advance. You must pre-register in advance so your child is ready for hourly child care when you need it. The CDCs use the developmental program model which focuses on play and its importance in a child's learning process. All Navy Child Development Programs are committed to providing developmental care in a motivating, caring environment in which children can explore, create, and learn from other children under the supervision of a highly trained child care provider.

Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack are served daily as required by the USDA Food Program.

Contact Information:

Clover Child Development Center: 360-257-3302

Regatta Child Development Center: 360-257-6572

https://whidbey.navylifepnw.com/child-youth

Some individuals find that center-based child care is not right for their child. To accommodate those individuals, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island also offers a Family Child Care (FCC) Program, where caregivers provide childcare services in their own homes.

Our FCC Program is certified by the Navy Child & Youth Programs to provide childcare to youth from 6 weeks up to 12 years of age. They provide the same level of high quality care found in our on-base centers, but often provide a little more flexibility in services. Some providers may offer part-time, hourly, evening, weekend, and deployment care. Not only are homes required to meet Navy childcare guidelines, many of the homes are also licensed by the State of Washington. All FCC Providers must be certified and regular inspections are conducted by the FFC Staff. Childcare providers offer developmental programs, received training, and home visits on a monthly basis. 

Contact Information

360-257-6861

Whidbey Family Child Care

As a working parent, having a safe place for your children to go before and after school provides you with a peace of mind to do your job. The School Age Care (SAC) program is designed to give you that peace of mind. 

Programs Offered

SAC provides highly structured recreational and educational programs with age appropriate activities for youth before and after school as well as holiday and summer day camps for ages 5 years (and enrolled in kindergarten) through 12 years of age. Fees are based on Total Household Income and registration is taken directly at each facility. SAC is located at the Fleet and Family Readiness Program Youth Center. SAC provides bus service to and from the elementary schools to ensure your child's safety.

SAC hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Contact Information

1-360-257-0889

Whidbey School-Age Care