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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Photo of children at CDCAir Force tests child care subletting app at 8 installations
                        
                        
                        The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer. The app, called Kinderspot, earned first place at the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo. To design a tool that would benefit military families, AFIMSC partnered with Oddball and worked closely with the Air Force Services Center to shape the app and processes to align with other child and youth program priorities and efforts. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Holly E. Ardern)
                
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                        The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer. (Courtesy graphic)
                
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                        This video provides quick highlights of the Kinderspot app. This new app allows parents at child development centers to offer their permanent spot to a renter in weekly segments to support temporary duty assignments, leave and other mission needs through a simple, sharing economy set-up. The app is currently in development and will be released to a few test bases summer of 2021. (Courtesy video)
                
                
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Air Force tests child care subletting appPublished June 28, 2021
                    
                    By Shannon Carabajal
                    
                    
                    Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) --**The**Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center** is testing a mobile app designed to centralize and streamline the subletting of short-term slots at military child development centers this summer.The app, called**Kinderspot**, helps Department of Defense families on Air Force installations sublet child care spots at their home station or find spots at a location they will visit temporarily.“The concept is similar to what you would use for Airbnb, but instead of subleasing your house or apartment, you’re subleasing your child’s spot at the CDC,” said Maj. Jacque Vasta,**Air Force Personnel Center** headquarters section commander and app originator.During pilot testing, set to begin at**Malmstrom Air Force Base**, Montana, June 28, parents can download the app to establish an account and begin offering or renting child care spots, starting on a weekly basis.After launching at Malmstrom AFB, the app will roll out to eight additional test bases:

**Davis-Monthan AFB**, Arizona
 **MacDill AFB**, Florida
 **Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling**, Washington, D.C.
 **Joint Base Andrews**, Maryland
 **Schriever Space Force Base**, Colorado
 **Peterson SFB**, Colorado
 **Luke AFB**, Arizona
 **Maxwell AFB**, AlabamaVasta came up with the idea for the app several years ago after unsuccessful attempts to sublease child care spots at her local CDC. The process wasn’t standardized and CDC users were subleasing in an ad hoc manner on social media.
“I vented on Facebook and soon learned that many other families using the CDCs had the same problem,” she said.
After losing money through one temporary duty travel and unsuccessfully trying to sublease a spot at the CDC during maternity leave with her second child, she started working on Kinderspot.
Vasta pitched her idea at the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo where she earned first place and $333,000 for the app. The project then secured an additional $1 million for development through a price-matching**Small Business Innovation Research** contract.To design a tool that would benefit military families, the**AFIMSC Ventures** innovation office partnered with Oddball, a digital services team specializing in transforming government software, and worked closely with the **Air Force Services Center** to shape the app and processes to align with other child and youth program priorities and efforts.“The team did a lot of user interviews and customer discovery. We requested feedback and received over 500 responses within a few weeks, demonstrating a clear need (for the app),” said Emilie Miller, an innovation program analyst with AFIMSC Ventures. “Human-centered design is a key part of our app development efforts, and we had a strong user base (with Kinderspot) from the start.”
AFIMSC is taking steps to ensure a smooth rollout at CDCs this summer, Miller said. Staff are being trained to manage the app’s web portal and, thanks to centralized management, families won’t have to worry about paying more than they normally would for child care.
“The best part about the app is that the family who leases their spot will not have to pay for the time the spot is sublet, and the family who sublets the spot will pay according to the standardized military child care cost chart, which is based on total family income,” Vasta said.
For example, a junior enlisted Airman subletting a spot from a senior noncommissioned officer or officer would pay the rate based on their rank and family income, not the rate for a senior NCO or officer.
AFIMSC Ventures is working on an Air Force-wide rollout plan that will follow the initial pilot phase, Miller said.
“It’s awesome to see how quickly this app has come to fruition and we are very excited to support our military and families through a secure, easy to use platform,” she said. “There is still some room for refinement and feature enhancement as we learn from these test bases and users, but we have a solid app.”Kinderspot is available for both Apple and Android devices. Visit**here** for more information.AFWN 



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