Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood

the preference for care list. Once care is available and you are offered a space, you have 48
hours to accept and start enrollment procedures. If you decline the space, your name will be
removed from the list.
Excess Demand Waiting List. When there are no childcare options available, the CER
begins an excess demand waiting list. Placement on this list is by sponsor priority and date of
application. Priority for placement is only in effect for the demand waiting list. Once a
childcare space is available, you are notified and have 48 hours to accept or decline the offered
space. If the offered space is a viable childcare option and you decline, your child will be
removed from the excess demand list and you will be placed on the preference for care list.
Projected Demand List. If you are looking for care prior to the actual date you need it, your
child’s name will be placed on this list. This helps CYS staff project community childcare
needs. Placement on this list most often applies to expectant parents, individuals PCSing, and
individuals seeking employment. Children are removed from this list to preference for care or
excess demand list when the child is born, arrives at the installation, or the parent has found a
job. Placement on the excess demand list is based on your priority for care and the date you
originally requested care. A sponsor does not have to wait for his Family to arrive in order to
enter his or her child’s name on the waiting list.
Updating Applications. You must contact CER if you move or change units to update
information on your waiting list application. CYS staff will attempt to contact you through both
your civilian and military phone numbers and via the FLW global email to offer available spaces.
If you cannot be located, your child will be removed from the applicable waiting list.
In order for any patron to maintain their status on any waiting list, they must call every three
months to confirm their wish to remain on the list for the location/care requested. Failure to do
so will automatically drop the patron/child’s name from the waiting list. The patron will have to
re-enter his or her name if care is still needed.
ENROLLMENT
Once you have accepted a full day or part day program space for your child and registered
with the CER, an orientation is scheduled with the program director or assistant director. In
addition, you will be given a tour of the facility and have the opportunity to meet the staff
members who will be working with your child. Please bring your child to orientation. This will
make the transition to the program easier. Note: the orientation is required before a child’s first
day of attendance at the program.
CYS FEES AND CHARGES
CYS Programs are Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Activities. They are
supported by a combination of user fees and appropriated fund support. There is a sliding scale
based on total Family income (TFI) for full and part day programs and a flat rate for hourly care
and part day preschool programs. Parent fees do not pay the full cost of care. All patrons are
subsidized whether they fall into Category I or Category VI. Patrons in the lower income
categories are subsidized more than those in the higher income categories. Childcare fees are
subject to change, but parents will be given a minimum of 30 days notice before changes are
made.
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