MILITARY CHILD CARE RATES/FEES



MILITARY CHILD CARE

Chapter 88 of Title 10, United States Code (as added by section 568 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 1996, which codified the Military Child Care Act of 1989) requires DoD to prescribe uniform fee regulations for Military Child Development Centers. Fees are to be based on total family income and apply to all children attending a Military Child Development Center. The fee ranges for the 2003-2004 school year (effective October 2003) are as follows:

FEE RANGES FOR THE 2003/2004 SCHOOL YEAR

RANGE OF WEEKLY

TOTAL 1/ FEES AUTHORIZED OPTIONAL 3/

CATEGORY FAMILY INCOME PER CHILD 2/ HIGH COST RANGE

I $0 - $28,000 $42-57 $47-60

II 28,001 - 34,000 52-68 57-73

III 34,001 - 44,000 63-81 69-86

IV 44,001 - 55,000 76-92 82-98

V 55,001 – 70,000 90-107 93-112

VI 70,001 + 105-122 106-124

Notes:

1/ The Child Development Center should review DD Form 2652 to verify total family income (TFI). Military income includes all pay and allowances listed on a member’s Leave and Earnings Statement (LES), except for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). TFI will also include the Basic Allowance for Housing Type II Married with Dependents Rate (BAH-II) chart or local BAH rate in locations where military members receive less than the BAH-II allowance for all military members. For single military members, use the BAH-II Married with Dependents Rate. For all dual military members, regardless of where they reside, use the BAH-II Married with Dependents Rate of the senior member only, disregarding the instructions on DD Form 2652. The most recent copy of the spouse’s W-2 or a leave and earnings statement should be used to verify income for nonmilitary personnel.

2/ Installations may authorize up to a 20 percent reduction of fees charged for each additional child from the same family.

3/ The optional high cost range may be used where it is necessary to pay higher wages in order to compete in the local labor market.

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