 Family
Child Care (FCC) is in-home care provided by an adult family
member occupying government quarters. FCC is dedicated to
the improvement of home child care and continuously strives
to meet the changing needs of the Fort. Bliss community.
The priority of FCC is to ensure a safe and healthy
environment for children participating in the program. FCC
hopes to enhance the quality of life for all community
members by offering developmental care through initial
provider certification and consistent, on-going, in-service
training in all areas of child development. Potential
providers may obtain an application from FCC office at 1743
Victory Road
Family Child Care
providers are adults over the age of 21 who have expressed
the desire to care for children and to be certified by Fort
Bliss Child Development Services through the Family Child
Care Office. The training required to be a provider
consists of classes in Army Regulation 608-10, Child Growth
and Development, Child Guidance, Safety, Fire Prevention,
Food Safety, Menu Planning, Daily Activities, Administering
Medication, Childhood Diseases, Contracts, Business
Practices, Child Abuse Prevention, Working with Parents,
Observing at the Day Care Center, Observing at an FCC Home,
Infant Care, Learning Centers, First Aid and CPR.
A developmental home
environment allows the individual child to develop at
his/her own rate and provides experiences and opportunities
to explore, manipulate and discover, thereby developing
those skills needed for independent learning.
 The
Family Child Care Office is responsible for ensuring that
all FCC providers meet all requirements outlined in Army
Regulation 608-10 and Fort Bliss Standard Operating
Procedures. The staff provides training classes, workshops,
and provider newsletters.
Providers may qualify
for a Child Development Association Credential (CDA) or a
Nation Family Child Care Accreditation (NAFCC) after special
training and demonstration of competency.
For FCC care parents
must first register each child through Central Registration
located at 1743 Victory Road. The CER staff will log
parents on to Army FCC
online for a virtual computer tour of providers and
their spaces. After a parent has selected a provider the
phone numbers are issued from the FCC office for
appointments and interviews. The provider will call the
office to verify parent's selections
The FCC office consists
of an FCC Director, Food Manager, Support Training
Curriculum Specialist, and Admin. Assistant. Someone on this team
will make monthly visits to each FCC home to ensure
required program standards are being met.
The Children's Summer Reading Program - “Voyage to Book Island” at Mickelsen Community Library is quickly coming to a close. The children’s awards ceremony and party is Saturday, July 31 at 10 a.m. in the library meeting room (formerly the children's room).
For more information, call or visit the Mickelsen Community Library in the basement of Bldg 2E Sheridan Rd, 915-568-6156/1902 or visit us on the Web at www.blissmwr.com/library.
The El Paso Independent School District will host a pre-registration event from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. August 4 at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center on East Fort Bliss. This event is for new military families arriving to El Paso with new students to the El Paso/Fort Bliss area who will be attending EPISD schools. Needed documents are: birth certificate, report card, withdrawal slip, transcripts from previous school, up-to-date immunization record, special education documentation (IEPs if applicable), proof of residence (housing orders or water/electricity utility bill), and Social Security card. Completing the pre-registration process will enable families to expedite registration at their new home campus.
For additional information on the registration event, please call the School Liaison Office at (915) 569-5064 or e-mail mary.a.avila@us.army.mil.
Learn skills for a lifetime! Take the junior lifeguard class with SKIES. Open to children ages 11 and older, the class will take place from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. August 9-13 and costs $40. For more information, contact SKIESUnlimited at 915-568-8336.
Missoula Children's Theater is partnering with Fort Bliss Child, Youth and School Services for the fourth time this summer. From August 16-21, children will have the chance to audition for, rehearse, and perform in a production of "King Arthur's Quest."
Children will audition August 16, rehearse for five days under the direction of two Missoula coaches, and then perform for the community August 21.
Within each MCT cast, girls and boys are equal; the disabled become able; the shy experiment with bravery; the slow are rehearsed to perfection; and the gifted become part of the whole. The lesson they learn is that all of them are necessary for the show to go on. Few arenas exist where responsibility is taught and learned so clearly. MCT provides a unique opportunity to learn the lessons of group dynamics while excelling as an individual a lesson from art that carries into life. More details will be available in July, please let me know if you are interested in this wonderful opportunity.
Auditions for rising second-graders through age 18 will be at Soldier Hall, Bldg. 2, from 12:30-2 p.m. August 16 and practice will take 3-5 p.m. August 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, with varying locations for practice throughout the week. For more information contact Gwendolyn Gale at 497-0687.
The Fort Bliss Child Youth and School Services Program will sponsor the Summer Food Services Program beginning June 7 through August 20. Meals will be provided free of charge to all children 1 thru 18 years of age Monday thru Friday at the following sites:
- Main CDC will serve breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 and Lunch 11:00 – 12:30
- Logan CDC will serve breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 and Lunch 11:00 – 1230
- Main SAS will serve breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 and Lunch 11:00 – 12:30
- Middle School & Teen Center will serve Snack 3:00 – 4:00
- Bldg 449 will serve lunch from 10:45 – 1:00 from 2 – 6 August
- Lunch and Fun at Kelly Park every Wednesday. 16 June – 11 Aug Activities 0930 -1100 Lunch from 1100 – 1230.
In accordance with federal law and USDA policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0410 or call (202) 260-1026, (866)632-9992 (toll free) or (202)401-0216(TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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