Stefanik cheers recent expansion of affordable childcare services for military families

WASHINGTON, D.C.- A federal lawmaker, who represents the North Country, is cheering for the recent expansion of affordable childcare for military families.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense launched the first military family fee assistance program for state-licensed childcare providers in New York.

This means that New York will be the first state to provide this critical childcare fee assistance to the thousands of military families in Upstate New York at Fort Drum and statewide, according to the office of North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.

“Our military families at Fort Drum and around New York sacrifice every day to serve our nation, it is critical that we work to alleviate the difficulties of military life,” she said.

“I am glad that Fort Drum families will now have access to a fee assistance program for state-licensed childcare providers, opening up many more childcare options for our military families.”

Stefanik has been an advocate to ensure MCCYN-PLUS Program expanded into New York and was made eligible for the Department of Defense’s fee assistance program in past national defense bills.

This fee assistance will help offset the cost of childcare for our military families and will provide a maximum rate of $1800 per month per child.

Military families can search for and select an approved child care provider through the Department of Defense request-for-care website: MilitaryChildCare.com.

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