Benefit Fact Sheet
School Age Centers (SAC) (Ages 6 - 12 years) provide before and after school programs, weekend activities during the school year, summer care, and camps during school vacations. Through partnerships with groups such as 4-H, CHARACTER COUNTS!, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, installations help Children learn to work with their strengths, interests, and each other, to feel good about themselves, and to grow as individuals. Programs are offered in the core areas of leisure, recreation, and the arts; sport and fitness; life skills, citizenship and leadership; and mentoring and support services.
Authorized Family members of Army National Guard Soldiers on drilling status are eligible for care in School Age Services.
For more information, please visit the CYS Services webpage maintained by U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM G-9 Family and MWR):
https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/cys/school-age-centers
In addition, CYS School Age Centers programs on Army installations may be located on the Military Resource Locator Library on MyArmyBenefits:
https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/benefit-library/resource-locator
DoD Instruction 6060.02- Family Childcare Program:
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/606002p.pdf
Apply for Child Care at MilitaryChildCare.com:
https://public.militarychildcare.csd.disa.mil/mccu/ui/#/