By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service
July 21, 2008
Last week’s ribbon-cutting at the largest military child care center underscores the Defense Department’s commitment to providing more and better child-care for military families, a senior defense official said.
A July 15 ribbon-cutting at Fort Myer, Va., marked the official opening of a new 50,831-square-foot facility that serves children from birth to age 12. The space can serve up to 438 children, with an atrium, activity rooms, computer labs, multipurpose room, kitchen, laundry and space for outdoor activity, post officials reported.
The new center represents another step toward the Defense Department’s goal of opening 20 new child-care centers this fiscal year, Barbara Thompson, director of the Office of Family Policy’s children and youth directorate, told American Forces Press Service. Over the next few years, this will provide 5,025 additional child-care spaces, she said.
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