Child Development Centers
Ages served: 6 weeks – Kindergarten
Hunter Army Airfield Child Development Centers (CDCs) are on-post child care centers that offer full-day, part-day and hourly care for children in rich and stimulating environments where children can develop motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills through a balance of exploration and planned curriculum using the Creative Curriculum. Learning activities are designed to support the natural development of children and include individual, small group and large group experiences.
Types of Care
- Full-Day: Services offered to children ages 6 weeks - 5 years old on a regularly scheduled, daily basis.
- Part-Day: Programs offered to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten age children on a regularly scheduled basis, providing before/after school care.
- Hourly: Short term quality child care option for children ages 6 weeks – 5 years. Reservations may be made 2 weeks in advance. Children are also accepted on a walk-in basis, space permitting. Cost: $4.00/hour not to exceed 25 hours per week. Registered patrons can make online reservations at https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/huntercyms.html.
- Respite: Respite care provides sixteen hours of free care per month per child for deployed Soldiers and civilians (throughout the deployment cycle), Wounded Warriors, and Fallen Warriors. Children of WTU cadres and rear-detachment cadres receive five hours of free per month per child. Reservations recommended.
- Pre-Kindergarten: Free Georgia State funded program that provides school readiness skills for children entering school in the fall.
Special Needs
A Special Needs Accommodation Process (SNAP) is in place for children who have special needs. If your child suffers, for example, from allergies or Attention Deficit Disorder, or has been diagnosed with a physical or psychological condition, this accommodation process brings together child care professionals, physicians and counselors to determine how CYS Services can best meet the needs of your child.
Accreditation and Certification
- DOD Certified: All our Child Development Centers are certified by the Department of Defense. In order to receive certification, all our caregivers must meet rigid training, health and safety standards, and our centers are subject to unannounced inspections by internal and external Army inspectors.
- NAEYC Certified: All our CDCs are certified by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a professional organization which promotes excellence and sets professional standards for early childhood education programs.
Fees and Enrollment
** New Fee Chart, effective 01 November 2011**
- Effective with the FY11-12 Fee Policy, patrons will be given the option (at time of registration and anual renewal) to select whether they want to lock in a 2-Week or a 4-Week vacation plan for the next 12 months. Once selected, the scheduled rate of fees may not be changed until the next annual update.
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Whether a patron selects a 2-week or 4-week plan, they still end up paying basically the same amount in yearly child care fees.Within the annual set fee amount, consideration has been calculated for holidays, school closures, emergency days, snow days, etc...
- For the 2-week vacation plan, the total annual fee amount is then divided by 11.5 months. This means the parent can take 2 weeks off without making a payment because that payment has been spread out evenly over the other 11.5 months.
- For the new 4-week vacation plan, the same total annual fee amount is divided by 11 months. This means the parent can take 4 weeks off without making a payment because that payment has been spread out evenly over the other 11 months.
- All eligible children must be registered with CYS Services. Patrons may register at the CYS Parent Central Services office. Call 912-315-5425; registration is free!
- Child care fees are charged using a graduated fee schedule based on Total Family Income. Fees are due on the 1st and 15th of each month.
Hourly Care Program (CDC Only)
Hourly Reservations for CDC’s can be scheduled in person, by phone and online at https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/huntercyms.html for registered CYSS members. Reservations may be made up to three weeks in advance, but are not to exceed 25 hours in one week. If reservations must be cancelled, please call no later than 8:00 am the day of the reservation or two hours before start of requested care. Patrons may cancel reservations online prior to the day of the reservation.
In an effort to provide quality service to all of our patrons, all CYSS child care policies must be enforced by each program. Patrons are responsible for any charges incurred with requested hourly care. A “No-Show” fee will be assessed to any household who is late or does not show for their reserved time for care. Repeat “No-Shows” will be reported to the CYSS Coordinator. Payment for all hourly care services is due at the time of service.
The cost for hourly care is $4.00 per hour, charged at 30-minute increments. A minimum of one-hour ($4.00) is charged for hourly care. In order to accommodate the current demand for hourly care, children must be picked up promptly at their scheduled reservation time. If you are running late for your pick up time, please call the facility to ensure space is available for your child to remain at the center. Children who remain in care after their scheduled time or after close of business will be assessed a late pickup fee of $1 per minute. After 15 minutes, an additional fee of $4.00 will be charged to the household for each child remaining in care (total of $19.00 late fee + hourly care fees are due at pickup). Patrons are charged at a rate of $5.00 an hour for care provided past the scheduled pickup time. Meals and Snacks will be provided at scheduled times.
Hours of Operation and Locations
| CDC Bldg. 1284: 369 Middleground Road Call 912-315-6115 | ||
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| CDC Bldg. 148: 131 Leonard Neal Blvd. Call 912-315-1066 | ||
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| CDC Bldg. 8807: 2599 S. Perimeter Road Call 912-315-9032 | ||
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