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Child care assistance.


THE child-care needs of military families often grow when service members deploy.

To help, the Department of Defense and the National Association of Child-Care Resource and Referral Agencies recently launched Operation Military Child Care. The program offers financial relief and assistance in locating quality child care to families of deployed Soldiers who lack access to on-base care.

"It can be a challenge for any parent to locate affordable, quality child care in their community. For the spouse of a deployed Guard or Reserve service member who may now be looking at a reduced income with a larger need for child-care support, the process can be even more overwhelming," said Linda Smith, executive director of NACCRRA NACCRRA National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies .

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.--National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

Information is available at www.childcareware.org
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Title Annotation:Help for Parents
Author:Reece, Beth
Publication:Soldiers Magazine
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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