Federally Sponsored Child Care Centers

Many Federal agencies sponsor on-site child care centers for their employees. Agencies are authorized by 40 U.S.C. 490(b) to provide, free of charge for rent or services, space for child care centers on the conditions that: (1) space is available; (2) child care services will be provided to a group of individuals of whom at least 50 percent of the children enrolled in the center have one parent or legal guardian who is a Federal employee; and (3) priority for available child care services will be given to Federal employees.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Child Care System provides child care in over 800 Child Development Centers. On a daily basis, DoD cares for over 200,000 children in centers, family child care homes, and school-age care programs. For more information, visit www.dod.gov/specials/childcare.

More than 200 child care centers are sponsored by other Federal Government agencies. These centers are listed below alphabetically by State. Those marked with an asterisk are in Federal buildings that are controlled by the General Services Administration (GSA). See section on Federal Organizations for a description of GSA's role in Federal child care and a listing of GSA Regional Coordinators.

State Child Care Centers