Providing High-Quality Child Care Facilities to Federal Employees and Citizens

For more than 20 years GSA has helped federal workers gain access to work place child care facilities. Today, more than 110 independently operated, child care centers are located in GSA-managed spaces across the country. These centers offer safe, high quality care to federal workers and citizens. GSA also provides guidance, assistance, and oversight to federal agencies for the development of child care centers.

How to Get Child Care

More than 8,000 children of federal employees and citizens receive care in GSA-managed facilities. While federal employees must make up a minimum of 50 percent of child care customers, GSA child care centers are open to the community.

Best Practices and Resources for Child Care Professionals and Providers

As the leading federal agency overseeing child care facilities for federal employees, GSA has become an expert in providing resources to ensure quality programs, including start-up materials, guidance on center designs, health and safety standards, and program reviews. Find out more.

Stories from Child Care Professionals Getting Accreditation: Janet Zarich, Toddler Coordinator, Kindercare of Fort Snelling, Minnesota tells her story... "This year has been one of the most meaningful years for me as the staff worked toward achieving national accreditation. Accreditation is not something that is achieved in a short period of time. It is a process that can take more than a year to complete..." Read more.

Annual Child Care Conference Keep your center up to date with the latest standards and recognize excellence in child care during the past year at the annual GSA child care conference. Learn and share with child care providers, families, board members, facilities managers, and GSA Regional Coordinators about how to enhance the quality of GSA child care programs. Date: July 21-23, 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida For the most up-to-date information, continue to check the website  or call the conference hotline at (202) 501-3965.

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