Youth Activities Center

The base youth program consists of many different activities to accommodate military and DoD dependents kindergarten through 18 years of age. The Youth Activities Center programs include: Before and/or after school care, full-day camps, hourly care, and a teen program. The Youth Activities Center is an accredited facility affiliated with Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA), Anchored4Life, and 4H. Visit the events tab to see upcoming special events.

School Age Care Program
The School Age Care Program is available before and/or after school for dependents of military and DoD personnel for children kindergarten through 12 years of age. Children are engaged to make choices and learn through play in the core areas of STEM, visual & performing arts, health & life sciences, sports & recreation, & leadership. Children participate in activities that may include but are not limited to cooking, painting, playing music instruments, outdoor & gym sports, and using technology like computers, 3D printers, and robots! Camps. The trained staff also help children with homework and character education. All counselors have experience in childhood education and are CPR and First Aid Certified. Registration is through the militarychildcare.com website.

Camps
The Youth Activities Center runs full-day camps during spring, summer, and when school is out except for federal holidays. The Youth Activities Center defaults to the Duval County Public Schools’ calendar with some adaptations to other county schedules. Like the before and/or after school program, camps include activities in our core areas. Camps may also include fieldtrips on and off-base. Registration is through the militarychildcare.com website.

Hourly Care
The Youth Activities Center also offers incidental care on an hourly basis during regular operating hours. Hourly care is a flat hourly fee and is on a space-available basis. Hourly care is limited to 10 hours per regular school week and 25 hours during school break camps. Reservations may be made up to 30 days in advance. Contact the Youth Activities Center for registration.

Anchored4Life Club
Did you know that military children relocate every 1-4 years, three times more often than their civilian peers? The Anchored4Life Club is designed to provide military children with transition and resiliency life skills. This helps build positive connections, reinforces team building, and provides opportunities to support transitioning youth by giving kits and co-leading location tours and activity groups.

Click here to watch a short video about the Anchored4Life Club at NAS Jacksonville.

Teen Program
Young adults from ages as early as 12 years old and enrolled in 7th grade up to 18 years old are eligible to participate in the Teen Program. The free program is available after school and during school break afternoons. The Teen Program is a fun and safe space for other teens to socialize and play while learning how to navigate being a young adult. The Teen program may also include field trips and on-base events like overnights and dances.

Click here to view the NAS Jax Virtual Teen Tour.

For hourly care reservations, you may click here to sign up. 

Looking for child care programs locally or worldwide?  Click here to sign up.  On this website you will find comprehensive information on child care programs worldwide, conduct a customized search for the care you need, and submit a request for care at any time and from any location. The CYP programs at NAS Jacksonville will now be using this site to place the children at the Child Development Center, Youth Activities Program and with the Child Development Home providers.