All children must have the supervising adult s work and home phone numbers and necessary emergency phone numbers, and the sponsor must be within the local area. Local area is defined as an area or location that is no more than 1 hour away by car. These guidelines are to be modified in accordance with their special needs. Except for extreme emergency conditions involving health and safety, children under the age of ten years will not be left alone in quarters or alone in a motor vehicle. The POC is Mr. Melvin McNair, Family Advocacy Program Manager, 596-0212.
Parents are responsible for the welfare and safety of children in the military community.
Each child is unique. Personality, environment, developmental progress, and maturity level are factors used to determine when children are ready to accomplish activities with little or no supervision. The following are minimum community standards, under no circumstances will these guidelines be reduced. Parents are still required to assess their child and, if necessary, raise the age limits.