SMMC Ronald Green

Navy Child Care Waitlist for On-Base Services is 9,000 Kids Long

Capt. Mary Seymour, Naval Support Activity Bethesda Commanding Officer, reads to children during a Story Time event held at the Child Development Center on NSA Bethesda on April 9, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy has 9,000 infants and toddlers that its child care centers don’t have room for, and the service is now seeking help from off-base facilities in fleet concentration areas as that wait list shows no sign of shrinking.

Providing affordable child care is a major concern affecting the Navy’s...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/16/navy-child-care-waitlist-for-on-base-services-is-9000-kids-long

MCPON, SMMC: Military Childcare Is Critical Readiness Issue

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald Green and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith speak to an audience at the Maritime Security Dialogue hosted by USNI at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Navy photo.

WASHINGTON – The Navy and Marine Corps’ top non-commissioned officers say finding affordable childcare is critical to personnel retention.

Readiness and lethality are the Navy and Marine Corps primary concern, but when sailors and Marines worry about finding...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/10/40275