Fort Carson's Child Development Center (CDC) programs consist of full-day and hourly childcare for children six weeks to 5 years old in three centers with the following child care options:
East Center, located in Building 6058, offers full-day care. Phone: 719-526-5977
West Center, located in Building 6060, offers both full-day and hourly care.Phone: 719-524-0151/0152
The Annex, located in Building 6267, offers Kindergarten care, full-day care and a part-day pre-school . Phone: 719-526-3372/3171.
Some of the CDS programs do have waiting lists.
For registration information for all CDS programs, call 719-526-1100/1101.
Fort Carson also offers Family Child Care (FCC) homes, both on and off post. FCC providers are able to accommodate a variety of work schedules.Providers in home-based care follow the same guidelines and training schedule as the CYS center-based programs. For information, call 719-526-3338.
Fort Carson offers Before and After School care for youth in grades 1-4. Transportation is provided to and from on-post schools. Full day care is available for school out days. Winter Camp, Spring Camp and Summer Camp are offered according to the District 8 school calendar. Several clubs are offered during regular programming, including District 8 teachers in homework and computer lab, photography, 4-H and Junior Achievement.
Children who have special needs are required to be staffed through the Special Needs Resource Team (SNRT) before admission to CYS programs and/or activities. This team identifies the most appropriate child care program or activity placement for children with health issues, developmental delays, physical, social, emotional, learning or behavioral concerns.
