How bad is the lack of child-care? Ask these Florida military families

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How bad is the lack of child-care? Ask these Florida military families
By Karen Jowers
Sep 8, 10:53 AM
Army wife Stephanie Eckhoff drives 1½ hours each way for child care. Families of 7th Special Forces Group are asking for a child development center at Camp Bull Simons, Florida. (Courtesy of Stephanie Eckhoff)

Stephanie Eckhoff wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every work day. By 6:30 a.m., she’s bundling her 2½-year-old daughter into her car to drive an hour to the child development center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida — passing her workplace on the way

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow MSG Darold R. PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT Steve McFarland SrA John Monette