Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood

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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. <strong>Parent</strong> 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. 8
Registration Fee. The registration fee waived for all CYS patrons. Determining Full and Part Day Rate. If you use a full or part day program, you must complete an Application for DoD Childcare Fees. When filling out this form your current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) and any other financial documents required to determine TFI. You must include all earned income of both parents if applicable. If you do not wish to disclose your financial information, you will be charged in the highest category rate (Category VI). The Military Child Care Act requires DoD to prescribe regulations establishing full day rate center fees that are uniform throughout DoD and based on TFI for all children attending on a regular basis in full day programs. Local national wages and benefits (to include childcare supplements) and any foreign earned income and allowances (whether taxed or not) must be included. Foreign currencies should be converted at the daily exchange rate. Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS), or “in kind” equivalents must be included for all military sponsors. Civilian sponsors living in government quarters may have to contact the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) for assistance in determining an “in kind” Living Quarters Allowance figures. If you are newly employed and have not received an LES, estimate your annual income using standard personnel wage charts. If you work irregular, part time, or intermittent schedules, average three or more consecutive LESs to determine an average monthly rate. CER staff will, if requested, assist you in completing the fee application. CYS is not responsible for form completion or validation. CER personnel do review applications for completeness and signature prior to assigning a fee category. You may be asked to re-evaluate your application if it appears errors or emissions have been made. You must update your status annually. If your income decreases drastically, you may apply for reconsideration of your fees prior to your annual registration. You must complete a new application form and provide documentation to support the change (current LES, divorce/separation papers, personnel action showing resignation, etc.). The request must be reviewed and approved by the CER. Any adjustments will be effective the payment period following the approval date. Adjustments will not be retroactive. An annual audit will be conducted for a representative sampling of fee applications to rule out possible fraudulent reporting of income. Army Family Covenant (AFC) Initiatives. To meet the immediate needs of Families impacted by extended and/or multiple deployments, the Army is providing Family programs and services in support of the Military Family. There are a variety of authorized CYS programs and services available to eligible patrons. AFC Hourly Care Initiatives . Free extended care, normally in FCC homes, will be provided beyond the normal duty day in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) mission. Care may include hourly extended care (evening, weekend, or long term). Service Members and civilian employees will be required to provide documentation from their supervisor/commander stating the requirement to work extended hours. Additional operating hours in CYS facilities for special openings, command events, etc., to support the GWOT mission may be provided. Expanded hourly care/respite care for custodial parents and guardians will be provided. Mission Level 1 eligible patrons will receive 16 hours of free respite care, per month, per child during the Soldier’s deployment beginning 30 days prior to deployment and ending 60 days after the Soldier returns from deployment. Mission Level 2 eligible patrons will receive 16 hours of free respite care, per month, per child during the designated support assignment. Mission Level 9
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Page 3 and 4: Welcome From the Chief of Child and
Page 5 and 6: ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES/CYS MISSI
Page 7: Registration packets are completed
Page 11 and 12: Part Day Preschool. A flat rate is
Page 13 and 14: CYS TEAM The various team players r
Page 15 and 16: PROGRAM OPTIONS Child Development C
Page 17 and 18: strict health and safety regulation
Page 19 and 20: went, visit and observe your child
Page 21 and 22: IMMUNIZATIONS For your child’s pr
Page 23 and 24: ILLNESS We take all reasonable prec
Page 25 and 26: The parent must submit a statement
Page 27 and 28: introduced to. It is essential that
Page 29 and 30: crossing the street; holding a chil
Page 31 and 32: include anticipation and redirectio
Page 33 and 34: supplies. Label all your child’s
Page 35 and 36: child and change him or her prior t
Page 37 and 38: in the home while greeting you and
Page 39 and 40: Literacy skills are becoming pronou
Page 41 and 42: literacy skills of discrimination.
Page 43 and 44: Open Recreation. All patrons are of
Page 45 and 46: The core program is based on a yout
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Page 49 and 50: The co-op submits required monthly
Page 51 and 52: If it is necessary to withdraw your
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Page 57 and 58: Coaches will be required to sign a
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CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR COACH If you ha
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Why do I have to include my housing
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