The Defense Department has contracted with the National Association of Child Care Resource and
Referral Agencies for Operation Military Child Care. OMCC’s goal is to assist in finding child
care outside the military community for Guard and Reserve members who are deployed and
active-duty members who are not near a military installation. “We also hope to assist in
reducing the out-of-pocket expense to the service member,” said Jan Witte, director of DoD’s
office of children and youth. While the office does not fully subsidize child care, it does work
to reduce the financial burden, she said. The fees are based on a sliding scale that considers
total family income and the care provider’s actual cost, among other things. A family member can
apply through the association on the Web site at
href=”http://www.naccrra.org/MilitaryPrograms/index.php?program=omcc”
target=”_blank”>www.naccrra.org
