Help support military families by becoming a Family Child Care Provider
FAMILY CHILD CARE
Buckley Family Child Care (FCC) offers quality child care in nurturing and supportive home environments, for children ages 2 weeks- 12 years. Each FCC provider strives to meet the unique needs of the children and to promote positive development.
All FCC providers meet Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force (AF) and Buckley SFB requirements. FCC providers are inspected and observed on a regular basis to ensure compliance with health, fire, safety and developmentally appropriate practices and regulations.
The 460 FSS Family Child Care (FCC) program offers a safe, home-based alternative to traditional facility childcare. Whether you need 24/7, individualized care in a small-group setting to accommodate unpredictable military schedules, or you are looking to run your own licensed business from home, our network of professionals is built to support Buckley Space Force Base families.
Make a difference from home!
Office Hours:
7:00am – 4:00pm
A-Basin CDC
Bldg. 351
Community Child Care Coordinator, Vanessa Hellstrom
COMM: 720-847-7210
Work From Home & Support the Mission: Become an FCC Provider
Are you looking for a flexible, rewarding career that allows you to stay home with your own children while running a licensed business?
The 460 FSS Family Child Care (FCC) program equips military spouses and affiliated civilians with everything they need to operate a professional childcare business right from their base housing or off-base home.
Take the First Step Today Our FCC Coordinator will guide you through every step of the background check, home inspection, and licensing process.
Register for the next Provider Orientation: 📞 Call: 719-847-7210 ✉️ Email: vanessa.hellstrom.1@spaceforce.mil
Becoming a Family Care Provider
Interested in a home-based business? Family Child Care seeks individuals to care for children, especially infants. Training and materials provided. All individuals interested in becoming a licensed FCC provider must apply and be approved before they are licensed to provide childcare. All aplicants must be at least 18 years of age, posess a high school diploma or GED equivalent, have the ability to read and write English.
Training and Licensing
Providers undergo a family interview in their home, orientation training, First Aid/CPR training, and background checks for ages 12+. In the first two years, they complete FCC modules. Annually, providers must complete 24 hours of training. The FCC panel, consisting of The FSS Military and Family Services Flight Chief, the Force Support Squadron Deputy Commander, the 460th Mission Support Group Civilian Commander, and the 460th Mission Support Group Commander will grant a Certificate valid for 12 months.
Advantages
- Manage your own business
- Set your own hours and fees
- Resource Center
- Transferable Career
- Free Training
- USDA/CACFP Food Program
- Subsidy Program
Types of Care
Variety of Family Child Care Options
Here are the kinds of care available through our Family Child Care office.
Home Community Care
Childcare for DAF, inactive Guard, and Reserve members (all branches) on primary (UTA) weekends, free of charge, no full-time care obligation. Annual training days excluded. Required when no other adult is available to care for children. Spouses must be working. Care during work hours only.
Extended Duty Care
The Program offers childcare beyond standard 50 hours weekly in licensed FCC homes for active duty military, reservists, and DoD employees during mission-related duties, workdays, shifts, weekend duty, PT, holidays, rapid mobilizations, deployments and when AF FCCS Providers and CTPs are closed.
AF Subsidy Program
Program is designed to assist a family’s utilization of a certified FCC home by subsidizing the cost; the family pays the same weekly fee they would be charged in a DAF Child Decelopment Center (CDC) or DAF School Age Care (SAC) Program. Families who are enrolled in DAF FCC SUB Program are purchasing full time care (50 hours of care each week, Sunday-Saturday) to meet their full time child care needs or part time care (hours are based on indiidual school schedules as previously approved in the DoD/DAF School Year Fees, Sunday-Saturday) to meet their Before School Care, After School Care, Before and After School Care needs. Prior to utilizing any DAF FCCECC Hourly Program, the family must use the hours purchased in DAF FCC SUB Program, unless there are unique circumstances approved by AFSVC/VCYO.
Deployment Care
The Deployment/Remote Assignment Child Care Support offers 16 hours of childcare before, during each month deployed, and after deployment, with DAF FCC Deployment Child Care Support available upon receiving orders and ending 60 days after return.
Military Spouse Appointment Care
MSAC provides childcare for spouses attending approved military-related appointments. Eligible spouses include those of Active Duty, Reserve/Guard members, or DoD civilians assigned to live or work on the installation.
Extended Programs
- Emergency Medical Child Care
- Returning Child Care
- Wounded Warrior Child Care
- Support for Fallen Warriors
Additional Child Care Information
