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Child care services
Federal workers and citizens can receive safe, high-quality child care services from independently operated child care centers in GSA-managed spaces across the country.
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While federal employees receive first priority, our child care centers are also open to the community. Parents pay tuition fees, and rates vary according to location, services offered, hours of care, size of the center, and other criteria.
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Child care resources
These resources will help you to find child care, manage a center, or support child care services in federally owned or leased buildings.
Parents
Federal agencies
Facility professionals
Providers and boards
Parents
Find a child care center
Search by state and building. Contact the center to ask about enrollment, hours, and tuition.
Directory of child care centers
Help paying for child care
Many federal agencies participate in employee assistance programs; employees of federal agencies and members of the U.S. military may also qualify for federal tuition subsidies based on income.
Learn how to apply for:
Federal employee child care subsidies
Military family assistance for child care
Federal agencies
Start or expand a child care development center
Use this checklist to plan and coordinate the work. It covers steps like forming an organizing committee, defining services, setting roles, and meeting oversight requirements.
Starting a Child Care Development Center [PDF - 1 MB]
Support child care services
Agencies can support a center in different ways, including funding options and allowing staff time to participate in board service.
Use appropriated funds or recycling rebates for your tuition assistance program.
Give your employees official time off to serve on the board of directors.
Facility professionals
Manage and maintain child care space
Use this guide to understand facility roles and day-to-day responsibilities. It covers operations topics like cleaning, maintenance, safety, and security.
Property Manager’s Child Care Desk Guide [PDF - 5 MB]
Maintenance training
Our training materials support recurring maintenance and common facility issues.
Maintaining GSA Child Care Facilities [PDF - 305 KB]
Planning and design guidance
Use these resources when planning, renovating, or improving child care space.
Child Care Center Design Guide [PDF - 2 MB]
Child Care Center Design Guide Amendment Section 8.3 [PDF - 87 KB]
Providers and boards
Operate a center on federal property
This guide will help you understand expectations for operating in federally owned or leased space, including key requirements and coordination topics.
Operating on Federal Property: Director’s Desk Guide [PDF - 2 MB]
Board governance and program support
Our board resources to support oversight and program operations, including selecting a provider, fundraising, and tuition assistance planning.
Board of Directors Child Care Resource Book [PDF - 1 MB]
Tuition assistance program resources:
Fundraising and board resources from the
Combined Federal Campaign
OPM guide for
Implementing Childcare Legistlation [PDF]
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