Respite Child Care Free respite child care for children up to age 12 at participating YMCA locations for up to 16 hours of respite child care per month, per child.

Eligibility

Active Duty Title 10 Only (Title 32 personnel not authorized due to funding constraints)

Authorized for families of Deployed Guard and Reserve personnel along with Active Duty families assigned to Independent Duty locations and those assigned to a Community Based Warrior in Transition Unit (CBWTU).

YMCA respite child care is available to licensed child care programs at YMCAs in all states who wish to participate in the program. The care is provided at no cost for children through age 12 for up to 16 hours of care per month, per child. Respite child care is not intended to offset or substitute for full-time, daily child care or for a part-time preschool program.

Eligibility for the program is extended to families while their active duty spouse is deployed to a remote location for a period of at least six months as well as Title 10 families of deployed Guard and Reserve personnel and those serving at independent duty locations.

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A military ID card and copy of deployment orders or Independent Duty approval form (see section on Active Duty Assigned to Independent Duty locations) are required for enrollment.

Ready to Go?

Download the respite care eligibility form and take it to your local participating YMCA.