Childcare
Airman & Family Readiness Center
1200 Wright Brothers Avenue
Suite 100
4 FSS/FSFR
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC 27531
Phone 919-722-1123 / 919-722-1124
Phone (DSN) 312-722-1123
Fax 919-722-1126
Fax (DSN) 312-722-1126
Child Development Center (CDC)
Seymour Johnson AFB operates a Child Development Center located on 1030 Langley Avenue and has a capacity for 186 children, 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The program is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Department of Defense.
Hours of Operation -- The facility is open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Eligibility -- Children, infants through 5 years of age, of any active duty military personnel or Department of Defense civilian employee are eligible to receive care.
Programs Offered -- Following is a list of some programs offered at the CDC:
Full Time Hourly Care - Designed to provide up to 50 hours of care per week, Monday-Friday. This program has a complete developmental program for children and involves children whose parents are both employed or live with one parent.
Hourly Drop-in Care - Space is limited to daily availability. Contact us at 919-722-1197 for assistance in meeting your hourly care needs.
Those PCSing into the base are allowed seven days of child care while the military member and spouse in-process and look for a place to live. The seven days begin when the military member signs into the base. This child care is offered at a rate of $3 per hour for each child and there is a two-hour minimum requirement. You must call and make reservations.
School Age Program (SAP)
The School Aged Care Program, housed in the Youth Center, has maintained accreditation since 1999. SAP provides before and after school care during the school year and full-day camp during the summer months for youths kindergarten to eighth grade. The center provides a learning rich environment for children through a variety of activities, games, field trips, and fun. Children are picked up and dropped off at the Youth Center by Meadow Lanes Elementary School and Greenwood Middle School. School-Age staff ensures that all children enrolled in the program get on the bus in the mornings and off the bus in the afternoon. This program expands to "all day" care when school is closed for special occasions or teacher conferences. Cost varies and is based on total family income. For more information contact the School Aged Program Coordinator at 919-722-0369.
Family Child Care (FCC)
SJAFB'a Family Child Care program features specially trained and licensed providers who offer in-home care in their base-housing quarters and approved affiliated (off base) homes. These professionals have age appropriate toys, educational materials and safety items. FCC programs offer child care that is comparable to the CDC and they also provide accommodating child care arrangements to include nights, weekends, and flexible hourly or even shift care. FCC regulations limit the number of children that maybe cared for at one time. Licensed or affiliated homes can have a total of 6 children between the ages of 2 weeks to 12 years (this includes the provider's on children under the age of 8 years). Out of the 6 children, only two can be under the age of 2 years.
Give Parents a Break Program
This program offers free child care to families who may be experiencing stress due to a parent's TDY status, recently moving to the area, an illness in the family, having a special needs child or being a single parent. The program is offered once per month and is sponsored in part by the Air Force Aid Society. For more details on program dates or enrollment requirements call us at 919-722-1197
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