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The CDC has been closed for a few months now. There is no one to complete the mission at work due to PCS and ALC. Command wants me to come in while they pay for off base daycare, but I’m not comfortable with my child going. FCP isn’t much of a thing because of COVID. What options do I have?
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Is there someone that you trust that would be willing to babysit your child while you're at work?
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SGT(P) (Join to see) - But, before you go with the option from your Command, find out what daycare they are talking about and go check it out.
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SMSgt David Lawrence
SGT(P) (Join to see) This is all great advice but the main thing you need to focus on is getting childcare you can trust so you can focus on your mission. You basically said yourself, the unit needs you. Take reasonable precautions but do your duty and get back to work.
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Have you gone and checked out the daycare they are willing to pay for? That's a miracle if your command is willing to pay for your childcare.
If it's a reputable daycare provider that checks out and your child would be in good care, take it. At my base, they just started opening back up to single/dual military and I just got a call on Tuesday for my daughter to go back to the school age center. I think only a couple CDCs are open and it's only single/dual then going to those married with civilian spouse next.
If you aren't comfortable with that provider for whatever reason that's fine but if it's going to be awhile until the CDCs open up at your base, you might need to find someone else to watch. I got lucky my command let me telework the last 3 months - and because my daughter is immunosuppressed was the big reason why they let me.
Where I am, there are babysitter groups on Facebook. Try searching your base and babysitter group in the title. Go onto a mom group and see if any of them are babysitting. Ask anyone in your unit if they have a spouse who is a SAHP or works from home willing to babysit.
If it's a reputable daycare provider that checks out and your child would be in good care, take it. At my base, they just started opening back up to single/dual military and I just got a call on Tuesday for my daughter to go back to the school age center. I think only a couple CDCs are open and it's only single/dual then going to those married with civilian spouse next.
If you aren't comfortable with that provider for whatever reason that's fine but if it's going to be awhile until the CDCs open up at your base, you might need to find someone else to watch. I got lucky my command let me telework the last 3 months - and because my daughter is immunosuppressed was the big reason why they let me.
Where I am, there are babysitter groups on Facebook. Try searching your base and babysitter group in the title. Go onto a mom group and see if any of them are babysitting. Ask anyone in your unit if they have a spouse who is a SAHP or works from home willing to babysit.
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You are lucky that the command is willing to pay for childcare at all. You have an obligation to be at work. Your choice is to find a provider.
You knew the CDC's were limited on child care and the person you trusted to watch your child was PCSing, so you should have been looking for someone new.
You knew the CDC's were limited on child care and the person you trusted to watch your child was PCSing, so you should have been looking for someone new.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
That's not what they said. They said that there aren't that many people in his section because of PCS and ALC. The CDCs are closed due to covid - and in most states so are most daycares. They never said their last provider PCSed.
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MAJ (Join to see)
If you read the response to SFC Livington's question, SPC Blue said his childcare provider PCSed.
I understand that most childcare was closed due to COVID and the CDCs that were open were for essential personnel only during the last few months, but things are slowly opening back up. Just because CDC isn't an option at this time does not excuse him from not being able to go to work.
I understand that most childcare was closed due to COVID and the CDCs that were open were for essential personnel only during the last few months, but things are slowly opening back up. Just because CDC isn't an option at this time does not excuse him from not being able to go to work.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
MAJ (Join to see) - I hadn't gotten to that and was going off his OP.
Actually due to COVID it has been a reason a LOT of soldiers have teleworked. I just came back two days ago after I finally got a call from CYS that they had a slot for my daughter as they worked through the single soldier/dual military list where I am. I was teleworking for 3 months. So it IS possible if one has a good command team and leadership who actually care.
It seems this individual might as they offered to pay for childcare which I have never heard of in 16 years.
A worldwide pandemic isn't something anyone serving has ever dealt with before nor covered in a FCP.
Actually due to COVID it has been a reason a LOT of soldiers have teleworked. I just came back two days ago after I finally got a call from CYS that they had a slot for my daughter as they worked through the single soldier/dual military list where I am. I was teleworking for 3 months. So it IS possible if one has a good command team and leadership who actually care.
It seems this individual might as they offered to pay for childcare which I have never heard of in 16 years.
A worldwide pandemic isn't something anyone serving has ever dealt with before nor covered in a FCP.
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MAJ (Join to see)
I get it. I was duel military for 12 years and now I'm a single parent. I've had a family care plan my entire military career. We are not in a normal situation, but we are expected to be able to perform duties at any time. It sounds like his command is trying, they might even let the kid come to work. There is a lot we do not know when people post questions without a full picture of the situation.
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