Family Child Care provides a valuable in-home child care option to support the families of Dyess AFB. We offer quality care for children ranging from birth to 12 years of age by licensed, professional child care providers. Along with full-time, part-time, weekly, and hourly child care, FCC Providers offer care for weekends, evenings, shift work, newborn infants, TDY, PCS, special needs, and before and after school. There are also several free expanded child care programs available to families(see our Extended Duty Care and Returning Home Care links to the left).

Family Child Care is the perfect solution for parents who want quality child care in a small, relaxed, home-like setting. The goal of the FCC program is to meet the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of children while providing a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for children.

Choosing a Provider
Choosing a quality family child care provider is a very important and difficult decision.  A good family child care home will provide quality care within a safe environment.  Children in a family child care program will experience activities that are developmentally appropriate and promote cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.  In addition, age appropriate expectations and guidance can boost a child's self-esteem and offer valuable learning opportunities. 

When searching for the home child care provider best suited for you and your child, keep in mind that it is best to visit a provider's home when he or she has children.  This gives you an opportunity to see the environment in which your child receives care.  This may need to be a short visit, as he or she will need to concentrate on the children in her care.  You will probably want to follow this visit up with an additional visit when the provider would be more able to focus on your questions and concerns.  Always interview potential providers and don't be afraid to ask questions.