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Installation Overview -- Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

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Installation Overview -- Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

Child Development Center

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The Child Development Center at Sheppard AFB cares for children from six weeks to eight years old. There is also an enrichment program available for pre-school children ages three to five years old. Hourly care is available with reservation from ages one to five years old. There are a variety of payment options available. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. for children six months to five years old. For children 6 weeks to 6 months old, the hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The CDC is closed weekends and holidays. For more information, call (940) 676-2038. When the Child Development Center is full, a waiting list will be used to place eligible children. Referrals may be made to the Family Child Care Program while waiting for a slot at the CDC.

The Family Child Care offers care for children of activeduty and retired military members, DoD and NAF employees and contractors. Programs offered for children two weeks to 14 years old are full-time, part-time, dropins, infant, evenings, weekends, extended duty, volunteer and PCS. The program is administered through the family day care coordinator. It provides licensed child care in base housing units under Air Force guidance and training programs. The 82nd Mission Support Group commander grants the privilege to people in base housing who want to provide service to other Air Force families. For more information, call (940) 676-4237.

Before-and-After School Programs are offered by the Youth Center on base. The Youth Center offers this program for children ages Kindergarten through 6th grade. For further information, contact the Youth Center.

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