Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood

3 eligible patrons will receive 5 hours of respite care, per month, per child, during the support
assignment. This free hourly care may be utilized in 2 hour increments.
Families of Wounded Warriors will receive 16 hours of respite care per month, per child,
during the designated eligible period, and unlimited free hourly care for medical appointments as
approved by the Warrior in Transition Unit (WTU) Commander or the Army Wounded Warrior
(AW2) representative. Families of Fallen Soldiers will receive 40 free hours of childcare for the
immediate Family of the deceased Soldier for the period beginning with notification and
continuing for 4 weeks after burial with additional hours provided at the Commander’s
discretion; 16 hours of respite care per month, per child, during designated eligible period; and
group childcare at no cost for Memorial Services for all attendees.
AFC Fee Elimination Initiatives. Mission Level 1 eligible patrons, Wounded Warriors, and
Fallen Soldiers will receive a waiver of fees for four CYS SKIESUnlimited Instructional
Program Classes per child. Mission Level 2 and 3 eligible patrons will receive a waiver of fees
for 2 CYS SKIESUnlimited Instructional Program Classes per child.
Mission Level 1 Eligible patrons, Wounded Warriors, and Fallen Soldiers will receive a
waiver of fees for two CYS Team or Individual Sports per child or youth. Mission Level 2 and 3
eligible patrons will receive a waiver of fees for one CYS Team or Individual sport per child or
youth.
AFC Fee Reduction Initiatives. Mission Level 1 eligible patrons will receive a 20%
reduction to the SY Army CYS Fee Policy rates for regularly scheduled full/part-time care for
employed custodial parents (spouses) and guardians of children of deployed Operation Enduring
Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Soldiers/DoD Civilians. The 20% reduction is applied to the
existing 1 st child or multiple child rate. Parents will still receive the 10% second child discount
after the 20% discount is applied. The 20% discount is also received when utilizing an FCC
provider.
Wounded Warriors will receive a fee reduction to Fee Category 1 of the SY Army CYS Fee
Policy rates for regularly scheduled full/part-time care as approved by the WTU Commander or
AW2 case manager.
AFC Fee Reduction for Hourly Care. Mission Level I, Level II, and Level III eligible
patrons, and Wounded Warriors and Fallen Soldiers will be provided $2.00 per hour/per child
hourly care.
PAYMENTS
Payments are due prior to service (with the exception of hourly care).
This payment is your commitment to CYS that you child will be attending daily and is our
guarantee that a daily space will be saved for your child.
Annual Registration Fees. Annual registration fees will be waived for all patrons.
CDC and SAS. CDC full day and part day care fees will be paid monthly or bi-monthly in
advance of services. Bi-monthly payments will be one-half the monthly payments rounded up to
the nearest dollar. Monthly payments will be due on the 1 st day of each month. Bi-monthly
payments are due on the 1 st and 15 th days of each month. Patrons have a three working day grace
period to make payments. If payments are not received by the fourth working day, a late fee will
be assessed. SAS fees are due the same as CDC fees, with the exception that in the summer, fees
may be paid on a weekly basis.
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