U.S. Coast Guard Child Care

You must provide the following documents to verify your eligibility:

• BAH/Dependency Data Sheet available in the USCG Pay Portal
• Most recent Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
• Active Duty Orders

You must also provide documentation based on spouse status.

Working Spouse must provide one of the following that shows you work at least 20 hours per week:

• One month or 4 weeks or pay stubs, or
• If newly employed, a letter from your employer with your date of hire, hours worked per week, and estimated weekly or monthly salary, or
• If self-employed, information about your business, number of hours worked per week, and annual salary. 

Student Spouse must provide:

• School schedule that shows are you enrolled in at least 6 credit hours.
• School schedule must include the student's name, the school's name, the number of enrolled credits, and the period of the current semester.

Spouse Seeking Employment do not provide documentation. You may receive fee assistance for a one-time 90-day period while you look for work. You much then provide proof of employment to continue to receive benefits.

In addition to eligibility-related documents, you must submit a completed and signed MCCYN Cost Worksheet for each provider who will care for your children. The MCCYN Cost Worksheet collects all required information about the child care rates your family will be charged, including discounts, effective dates, rate changes, rate frequency, and the schedule of care.

The DoD is committed to making a variety of child care options available – both on and off base – to ensure families have access to the care they need. On our website, you may search for community child care providers who meet the requirements to participate in MCCYN or may already be serving families receiving fee assistance.

To see if the MCCYN program is available to you, log in to your MCC household or create an MCC account. You can then access the community provider resource list when searching for care by selecting the View MCCYN Providers link under the MCCYN program profile, or, if you've requested fee assistance, from your "My Child Care" page.

If there are no providers listed in your area, or your provider is not listed, you may choose your own provider. All providers must meet the eligibility requirements, apply, and be approved to participate in the USCG MCCYN Fee Assistance Program. Interested providers can review the requirements detailed in the Coast Guard MCCYN Provider Handbook or complete the Interest Form.

In order to process your fee assistance benefit, you or your provider must complete and submit monthly a Fee Assistance Benefit Form. Review the MCCYN Benefit Form Tip Sheet to learn how to complete and submit the form. See the MCCYN Resource section below for the form.