Child, Youth & School (CYS) Services
2nd floor of Building 501 on Aberdeen Avenue
Phone: (575) 678-7704
Fax: (575) 678-2579
Hours: Monday - Friday 0530-1700
A Special Welcome 2nd Engineer Battalion Families
Welcome to Child, Youth & School (CYS) Services at White Sands Missile Range. CYS Services provides service you can trust and excellence you expect. The staff at CYS is committed to providing a safe, healthy learning environment for a very important person…..your child.
CYS Services provides program options to children and youth from ages 6 weeks to 18 years of age. All CYS Services programs have trained and caring staff, modern and clean facilities, and a low child-staff ratio. CYS Services offers the following programs:
Child Development Services (CDS) provides care to children ages 6 weeks through Kindergarten. The Thomas J.P. Jones Child Development Services provides quality and affordable child care which is accredited with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is fully certified by the Department of Defense. For more information regarding the CDS program, please call (575) 678-2059 or visit CDS at Bldg 272.
Family Child Care (FCC) homes provide flexible hours and a comfortable familial setting. Most homes also offer full-day, part-day and hourly care. Special services may include 24-hour and long-term care during mobilization and training exercises, evenings and weekend care, and care for special needs children, newborns and mildly ill children. For more information regarding the FCC program, please call (575) 678-7093 or visit the CYS Liaison, Education, and Outreach Services Office, located on the second floor of Bldg 501.
School-Age Services (SAS) provides supervised Before and After School Programs for children in 1st through 5th grades during the school year and Summer Quest Camps during the summer school break. SAS is accredited by the National After School Association. For more information regarding the SAS program, please call (575) 678-4140 or visit the Alan A. Nord Youth Services Center at Bldg 1316.
The Middle School & Teen (MST) program offers a wide variety of recreational and developmental activities for youth in the 6th through 12th grades. Many activities and clubs are offered through on and off post partnerships and collaborations with Las Cruces Public Schools, MWR activities, Character Counts, 4-H, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. For more information regarding the MST program, please call (575) 678-4140 or visit the Alan A. Nord Youth Services Center at Bldg 1316.
CYS Liaison, Education, and Outreach Services is your one stop location for information on all Child & Youth Services Programs.
Central Registry (575) 678-2441
School Liaison Office (575) 678-7090
Youth Education Support Services (575) 678-2708
Outreach Services (575) 678-7093
Parent involvement is one of the most important parts of a successful experience with child care. A positive child care experience for your child is enhanced through a strong parent and staff relationship. Parents are encouraged to take a few minutes to talk to your child’s Program Assistant and drop in occasionally during the day to observe how your child interacts with the staff and other children.
We urge parents to make suggestions that will improve the care and operation of our program. Many of our current services originated as parent suggestions.
Please bring your child to our center in play clothes so that your child will feel free to participate in our many activities. We do recommend a change of clothing (labeled and placed in a bag) be brought in for use in case of an accident. Label all your child's sweaters, jackets, hats, etc., so that they may be easily identified.
For more information regarding any CYS Services program, please call (575) 678-7704 or click here to send an e-mail.
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