Aviano AB, Italy
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Child Development Center | School Age Care | Youth Programs | Community Center

MISSION:  To assist commanders and families in balancing the competing demands of family life, the military mission, and to improve the economic viability of the family unit by providing quality, programs and activities which contribute to growth and development of children and youth and recreational activities that develop esprit de corps, promote family well being, and enhance mental and physical fitness.

Child Development Center

Overview: The child development program at Aviano AB provides a variety of developmental programs. The overall program is comprised two centers which provides full time, part time, and hourly, care for 238 children.

The main center is accredited by Academy of Early Childhood Programs. The new center Annex opened August, 2001.

Staff: 80 team members, including administrative and food service staff and a training and curriculum specialist.

Capacity: Serving 238 children between the ages of 6 weeks through 6 years at two centers.

School Age Care

Youth Programs

  The School Age Program includes a total of 108 youth between the ages of 6-12 years old served. 

Full time summer camp, with an enrollment of 108 children, is conducted during the thirteen weeks of summer recess.

 

Aviano Youth Programs is a Boys and Girls Club and participates in over a dozen B&GCA programs.  Aviano youth have been winners at the National Fine Arts Contest in 1998 and 2000.  The programs support has had a Youth of the Year nominated since 1999 and has sent a club member to represent Aviano teen’s at the Air Force Teen Forum.  

The youth programs include: youth sports, school age before and after school care, instructional classes, educational activities, teen activities and leadership groups, summer camp and specialty camps. 

Instructional classes include ballet, jazz, creative movement, Tumble Bears, Smart Start, cheerleading and Tae Kwon Do.
 

 

The youth sports program is operated out of the youth center and serves up to 1200 children each year providing well rounded fitness programs as well as leagues for soccer, flag football, basketball, girls basketball, baseball, girls softball, and year round swimming.

Camp Adventure Programs are provided during the summer for youth ages 6 - 12 years as a recreational alternative for families with a non-working spouse.  Several specialty camps such as soccer, performing arts, and computer camps, are offered throughout the summer.

Teen programs activities are conducted in a room located at the Community Center.  Activities focus on the character, leadership, educational and career development, health and life skills, the arts, and fitness and recreation. M-F 3-6:oop.m., Saturday 8:30 -2:00 p.m.

Capacity: The youth center has approximately 400 members

Staff: 17 employees and 200 volunteers.

Facility: currently located at temporary locations. A new youth center scheduled to open in the Spring of 2003

Hours of Operation: M-F 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and the second Friday of the month 6:30-10:00 p.m.

Community Center
The Community Center Programs provides comprehensive program for families, youth, and singles though self-directed activities, classes, special interest clubs, special events, co-sponsored events, community-wide events, resale and services, and cyber cafe. Programs are designed to support personal and professional development, performing arts, leisure and recreation, and family and life skills for ages 5 – and up.

Facility: The Community Center has a ballroom that serves multiple functions for the community and the programs use the space for concerts, theater, and other cultural events.  A recent renovation has expanded the cyber café and consolidated the video/DVD rental and balloon and gift sales.  Pool, Ping Pong, and video games are available in the recreation room and a large lounge provides seating and a Cappuccino Bar.

Contact: Carolyn McCafferty
Flight Chief, Family Member Programs 
Phone: 011-39-0434-66-5811
Fax: 632-5122
Carolyn.McCafferty@aviano.af.mil 
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