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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Davis-Monthan has two Child Development Centers:
The D-M CDC, which holds 200 children and the Dorothy
H. Finley CDC, which can accommodate 312 children.
Both centers are nationally accredited by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children and care
for kids from infancy to 5 years old.
The CDCs focus on developmentally appropriate
practices and promote cognitive, physical, social and
emotional development for each child. Both facilities are
located on Comanche Street, just west of the Commissary.
Fees are on a sliding scale, based on total family income.
The centers are open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. and offer drop-in care on a space-available
basis. They also offer special events like Give Parents a
Break and Parents’ Day Out.
Parents can also enroll their children in a partday,
preschool program for 3 to 5-year-olds. For more
information on the pre-school program, call the DM
CDC at (520) 228-3336.
FAMILY CHILD CARE
The base’s successful Family Child Care program
includes licensed on-base and affiliated off-base child care
homes. Contact information on current FCC providers,
on-base and in the local community is available 24/7 at
the outside of the FCC office, Building 700 located at
2300 Albro Blvd. (corner of Ironwood and Albro).
Family Child Care provides quality, affordable and
available child care for military families in safe and secure
homes. FCC providers can care for up to six children ages
2 weeks to 12 years, including their own under the age
of 8. Of those six children only two can be under the age
of 2 years.
FCC Providers receive comprehensive training,
guidance and support, and homes are inspected regularly
to assure that they meet or exceed Department of
Defense requirements. FCC maintains an extensive
lending library for its providers, with a full range of toys,
educational materials and child-care equipment.
Family Child Care also offers various programs to
assist military families.
Some of the programs offered are:
• Free PCS child care (20 hours) within 60 days of
PCS arrival/departure date.
• Returning Home Care (RHC) offers free care
for up to 16 hours per child to Airmen returning
from deployment.
• Subsidy reduces child care costs for families on the
CDC’s waiting list for ages younger than 3, children
with special needs, and children requiring care
during swing and midnight shifts.
Call the FCC offices at (520) 228-2201 for more
information.Hours are Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. and by appointment.
FAMILY ADVOCACY
The Family Advocacy Program is the focal point
for responding to family conflict. Through its family
maltreatment component, the program seeks to prevent,
identify, assess and treat families experiencing significant
levels of conflict that could potentially lead to spouse or
child abuse. The Outreach and Prevention component
provides life enhancement skills to prevent family
maltreatment and to increase positive participation in the
family system. Services such as the New Parent Support
Program, parenting classes and domestic conflict groups
are available. The Exceptional Family Member Program
helps minimize the impact of handicapping conditions
on active-duty members and their families. Any family
member with a special need – any ongoing medical,
educational, mental or physical handicap – is required by
regulation to be enrolled in EFMP.
The Davis-Monthan Family Advocacy Office can be
reached at (520) 228-2104.
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