Story by Eryn Navarro | Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka | 08.12.2025
CFAY CYP partnered with Missoula Children’s Theatre to host a weeklong musical theater workshop for students, culminating in a performance of Robin Hood on Aug. 8, 2025....
Story by Eryn Navarro | Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka | 07.31.2025
YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Child and Youth Programs (CYP) recently welcomed 16 academic interns from Utah Tech University as part of the Trailblazer Internship Program to address unexpected CYP staffing shortages. Installation Director Debra Fuselier discussed how this innovative partnership has benefited the community....
Story by Deborah Aragon | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 03.25.2025
Safe, affordable and quality family childcare for Airmen and Guardians is vital to their ability to focus on their missions....
Story by Jonell Kaohelaulii | Pacific Missile Range Facility | 03.04.2025
PACIFIC MISSLE RANGE FACILITY, Hawai`i – After more than 4 months of demolition and construction, the Pacific Missile Range Facility’s (PMRF) Child Development Center (CDC) officially opened 2 new playground facilities during a ribbon cutting ceremony held on site on Tuesday, March 4, 2025....
Story by Destiny Sibert | Commander, Navy Installations Command | 02.19.2025
The Navy Child and Youth Program (CYP) has made significant strides in improving access to and quality of child care.
Story by Courtney Pollock | Naval Station Rota, Spain | 04.18.2024
Twelve Rota Middle/High School students, aged 11-14 years old, gather in the school’s basketball court for practice. On first glance, this would be a practice for the middle school basketball team at many schools across the United States. However, this group of co-ed youth are part of Advanced Training & Travel Team, or A3T, at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota. Coach Jeff Shelton, youth......
Story by Katie Hewett | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 02.20.2024
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (NRMA) Child and Youth Programs (CYP) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story to commemorate the opening of NRMA’s CYP Academy for Professional Development, Feb. 6. This new training facility offers mock classrooms for hands-on experience in a school-like environment with the intention to provide new and current CYP......
Story by Senior Airman J. Michael Pena | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 10.23.2023
The Child and Youth Programs at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are seeing positive returns in their recruitment and retention efforts as staffing levels continue to climb. After the success of a first-child-free discount at child development centers, multiple pay increases and expansions of employee benefits, JBER direct-care staffing has risen to 58%, maintaining an upward trend......
