Fort Stewart Child Development Center

 

Building 403, 56 Steele Avenue, Fort Stewart
Phone:  Commercial (912) 767-3203
DSN  870-3203
 

  The center is open 6 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday - Friday
THE CENTER IS CLOSED ALL FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

Services 

Services are offered for the following programs:

Full Day Care - Offers developmental services to children 6 weeks to 5 years of age for working parents requiring child care on a regularly scheduled basis.  Services for children 4 weeks of age is also available for sole and dual military parents.

Hourly Care - Meets the needs of parents requiring short-term care on an intermittent basis.

Pre-K Program - The free Georgia State funded Pre-K Program offers developmental services 6 1/2 hours a day for those parents who would like their children to attain readiness skills for school.

Wrap Around Pre-K  - Offers a regularly scheduled program for the preschool aged child, providing before/after school care.

Family Child Care (FCC) - Offers quarters-based care provided by authorized military family members from housing located on the Installation.  The program also offers Family Child Care in Homes Off Post (FCCHOP) provided by family members and civilians who have gone through state certification procedures and FCC certification procedures.  The care provided is regulated by the U.S. Army and both the individual and the home will be certified by CYS before children may be enrolled.  FCC provides a smaller family environment for full day, part day, hourly, extended and long term care.  FCC can also address special needs children and newborn infants.  Any family member residing in quarters who provides child care to unrelated children for more than 10 child care hours per week on a regular basis must be certified.  Unauthorized child care in government housing may result in loss of government housing privileges.  For more information call the FCC Director at (912) 767-2311.

Supplemental Programs and Services (SPS) - Offers options which include babysitter referral services, child care programs operated by private organizations, special interest programs operated by Army activities, short-term alternative child care for on-site functions and special events, and special needs child resources and referral.  For more information call the SPS Director at (912) 767-2311.

Last updated on 03 November, 2004

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