| Ramstein Air Base is made up of
three geographically separated areas:
Ramstein, Vogelweh/Kapaun and Sembach.
The area is called the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), and
is considered a “Purple” Community, since it houses Air Force, Army,
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Child Development
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Overview/Mission: We support the mission by providing quality childcare and
family programs to the working military and civilian stationed in the KMC.
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Ramstein
Child Development Centers
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NAEYC-Accredited
in March 01
- Four
Facilities
- Capacity:
303 - ages 6 wks to 6 yrs
- Staff:
60
- Kindergarten
program
Part-Day
preschool program
Vogelweh
Child Development Centers
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NAEYC-Accredited
in April 01
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Two
Facilities
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Capacity:
200 - ages 6 wks to 5 yrs
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Staff:
45
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Part-Day
preschool program
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Sembach Child Development Center
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NAEYC-Accredited in Feb 00
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One Facility/One shared facility for part-day preschool
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Capacity: 63/24 - ages 6 wks – 5 yr
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Staff: 26
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Part-day preschool program
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School Age Care |
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Overview/Mission:
To provide a fun, safe environment for school-age children with
working parents. The School
Age programs are located in separate facilities and functional
independently from the youth centers.
Ramstein School Age Program
- NSACA-Accredited
in Dec 00
- One
Facility
- Capacity:
192, ages 7-12 yrs (1st-6th grades)
- Staff:
29
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Sembach
School Age Program
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Vogelweh/Kapaun School Age Programs
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Youth Programs |
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The KMC has a very large youth program.
With three teen and three youth centers located at Ramstein,
Vogelweh and Sembach, there is always something available for the youth to
do.
Programs/Sports
- Over 4000
participants in the youth sports program
- Major sports
seasons: Soccer, football, basketball, and baseball
- Extra activities:
Hockey, sports tournaments, special needs sports, sports camps/clinics,
such as leadership camp, tennis, basketball, and soccer
- Over 1400
youth registered in instructional classes
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Classes offered in
all types of dance, martial arts, music, art, gymnastics and drama
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17 weeklong
recreation camps offered each summer
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Drama, International Youth Camp, Teen Adventure Camp, Teen Ropes
Course, Space Camp, and Photo Camp
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Outdoor Adventure camps
Active in
Boys and Girls Clubs of America Programs
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Torch Club,
Keystone Club, Power Hour, contests (essay, photo, art, talent), grants
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Youth
Employment Skills (YES) program
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National
Kid’s Day
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Postal
Bowling
Staffing:
- 3 Youth
Directors, 2 Program Directors, 1 Sports Director, 3 Asst Sports
Directors, 3 Teen Directors, 1 Instructional Class Coordinator, 2
Administrative Clerks, 27 Instructors, and 25 Recreation Aids.
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Family Child Care
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The KMC offers a unique experience.
The Family Child Care (FCC) Program is located in five
geographically separated locations, Ramstein, Vogelweh, Sembach, Landstuhl
and Flieger Strasse. Qualified
FCC providers offer quality care to children 6 wks to 12 years of age.
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80 Providers
(number fluctuates monthly)
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Special
Features
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Lending
Program for providers with over $250K worth of items
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Resource and
Referral office opening soon!
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