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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2019-10 (Army Child, Youth and School Services Space-
Available Patrons)
1. References:
a. Department of Defense Instruction 6060.02 (Child Development Programs
(CDPs)), August 5, 2014.
b. Army Regulation 608-10 (Child Development Services), 11 May 2017.
2. I remain committed to improving access to child care for Soldiers and their Families.
We must address every opportunity to optimize existing capacity and maximize access
for priority patrons.
3. This directive establishes policy for the effective management of space-available
patrons enrolled in Army child care.
4. Space-available patrons enrolled in Army child care will receive a 30-day notice of
termination when their space is needed for a priority 1, 2, or 3 patron (as defined in
enclosure 3 of reference 1a) in a child development center or school-age program.
a. New space-available patrons will be informed of the 30-day termination policy, in
writing, upon initial registration and during each annual reregistration.
b. Current space-available patrons will be notified in accordance with paragraph 5a.
5. The Commander, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) will take
the following actions within 30 days from the date of this directive. The commander will:
a. inform, in writing, all current space-available patrons of the 30-day termination of
child care services policy.
b. implement a process to terminate services for space-available patrons in the
event a space match occurs between a space-available patron and a higher priority
waitlist patron. As part of the process, the commander will:
(1) identify all currently enrolled space-available patrons occupying a space that
could be filled by a priority 1, 2, or 3 patron on the waitlist.
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
W A S H I N G T O N
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(2) provide a 30-day advance notification of service termination to the space-
available patrons.
c. establish a process for addressing requests for exceptions to this policy.
6. Within 60 days of the date of the directive, the Commander, IMCOM will give the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) a report on the
numbers of space-available patrons receiving initial notification and the number of
children removed from care.
7. To evaluate its effectiveness, the Commander, IMCOM will provide the following
information to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) not
later than 90 days from the date of this memorandum:
a. The number of space-available Families notified of the space-available
termination policy.
b. The number of space-available children replaced with higher priority children.
c. A report on the completion of tasks outlined in paragraph 5.
8. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is the
proponent for this policy. The Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
will incorporate the provisions of this directive info the next revision of Army
Regulation 608-10, which has a target publication date of January 2020. This directive
is rescinded upon publication of the revised regulation.
Mark T. Esper
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
U.S. Army Europe
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Africa/Southern European Task Force
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Installation Management Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Financial Management Command
U.S. Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army