Child Care

Respite is a "gift of time" for families who provide care for a medically fragile family member. Families are referred to the Family Child Care office for respite care. For more Information please contact the Family Child Care program at DSN: 314-478-7420 or Commercial 06371-405-7420.

The Family Child Care Office provides training and certification to home day care providers. Provider credentials follow you wherever you go, making your home-based business portable. FCC also markets and maintains current listings of certified providers. Ramstein offers many FCC provider employment opportunities. Contact the FCC office at DSN 314-478-7420/Commercial 06371-405-7420.

There are 4 Child Development Centers located on Ramstein AB and Vogelweh AB that offer care for children 6 weeks to 5 years of age. All are NAEYC accredited. Programs include full-time care. The Resource and Referral Office serves as a one-stop location for all 4 CDCs. Call the office at 314-480-6011 or 011-49-6371-47-6011.

Family Child Care approved homes are available. Call 314-480-1180.

There are 4 Child Development Centers on Ramstein AB and 2 at Vogelweh AB. All are NAEYC accredited. Programs are available for children 6 weeks to 5 years of age.

Programs Offered

Full time and hourly care programs are offered.

Families may register for child care at multiple facilities in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC). It is highly recommended that parents consider their assigned school district when considering desired facility and usage of priority before registration. DoDDS schools will not guarantee placement into a school that is not in the district in which you live, regardless of your child care arrangements. If you choose care out of your child’s school district you reserve the option to place your child on a Desire List for possible slot offer at another Child Development Center (CDC) or School-Age program (SAP). For your school district and more information about the Kaiserslautern District Feeder Plan, please call the Ramstein School Bus office at 06371-47-2877 or DSN: 314-480-2877.

Enrollment

The new Resource and Referral office located in Building 2118, Room 436, serves as a one-stop centralized location for all 86th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center waiting lists.

• Customers no longer need to travel to all three CDC locations in order to place their child on the childcare waiting list.
• In the event that a customer enters one of our CDC’s and place their child on the waiting list, a copy of the DD 2606 can be completed on the spot, and faxed directly to the Resource and Referral Office, thereby saving customer valuable travel/wait time.
• For status updates, customers can contact the Resource and Referral Office directly. DSN: 314-480-8782 Commercial: 06371-47-8782 Outside Germany: 49-6371-47-8782

Priority Policy

Families may use their “Priority Status” once and at only one facility while assigned to the KMC. Placement on the priority list is by priority status, then by date of request (date of DD Form 2606 receipt).

• Priority 1A - Child Development Program Direct Care Staff
• Priority 1B - Single/Dual Military Members and Military members with a full-time working spouse
• Priority 1C - Military members with a part-time working spouse or those with a spouse seeking employment
• Priority 1D - Military members with a spouse enrolled full-time in a post-secondary institution
• Priority 2 - Single/Dual Department of Defense Civilians or with a full-time working spouse
• Priority 3 - Space Available

The School Age Program provides before and after school care, camps during winter, spring and summer breaks, and daily care for school holidays. Locations are available on Ramstein, Vogelweh, and Kapaun. The School Age Program is COA accredited. We provide care for children who are currently enrolled in school, ages 5 to 12 years, and who are eligible family members of active duty, DOD or civilian personnel. School Age Program is an NAA accredited program that provides activities to children that complement rather than duplicate the school day.

Their main goals are: