Thank you for choosing Fort Belvoir Child and Youth

							            LETTER OF EXPLANATION FOR REQUEST FOR CARE RECORD

Thank you for choosing Fort Belvoir Child and Youth Services (CYS) for your
child care needs. Child care services provided by CYS include:

       Full-time, part-time, and hourly care for children 6 weeks to 6 years old in
        center based and/or home based programs. (Full time care is defined as more
        than 25 hours per week; part-time is defined as less than 25 hours per week
        scheduled on a regular basis; hourly is defined as less than 25 hours per week
        on an intermittent basis.)

       Before and after school care and care during school holidays including summers
        for School Age Children in both center based and home based programs.

       After school care and care during school vacations including summers for Middle
        School Age Youth and Teens at the Youth Center.

An eligibility chart is provided to help you determine if your child is
eligible to use our programs. The Priority Policy is also included for your
information.

To be placed on the CYS waiting list for care, please complete the attached
Request for Care Record, submitting one for each child needing care to the
Resource and Referral (R & R) Office at Building 950, 9500 Barlow Road, or
fax to (703) 805-9113 DSN: 655-9113. No fee is required to be placed on the
waiting list.

The following information is provided to help you complete the application:

   1.    If this is for an unborn child, complete all items that are
         applicable, furnishing expected due date for birth date. An unborn is
         placed on the projected demand waiting list based on the due date plus
         six weeks or other date provided by the sponsor.

The following check list will help you determine what documentation you must
present to the R & R Office along with the completed Request for Care Record.
For more information, please contact the R & R Office at (703) 805-5057.

_____ Birth Certificate for child

_____ Documentation required to prove sponsor eligibility/priority, i.e.,
       _____ Military ID Card; DoD ID Card; or proof of DoD Contractor working
                 on Fort Belvoir
       _____ Copy of official orders showing work assignment on Fort Belvoir
       _____ Documentation/LES showing full time working status of spouse
       _____ Documentation showing full time student status of spouse
       _____ Power of Attorney if necessary for spouse to sign for sponsor

_____ If child has any special needs, please be sure to indicate the need on the
Special Needs Check List. All children with special needs must be screened by the
Special Needs Resource Team prior to enrollment. The Resource and Referral Office
will provide you with the screening form and information to receive the screening.

To remain active on the waiting list, parents must call the Resource and
Referral Office at (703) 805-9116 every three months to update information on
the Request for Care Record. Estimates of waiting time for care are
unavailable due to the many unpredictable circumstances beyond the control of
CYS. The sponsor will be offered the first available care option (home based
or center based).