Troop Talk

I received some additional questions about more items of interest to Soldiers and families for this week’s column.

Is there a plan to improve the hourly daycare capabilities by adding more spaces?

Flooring replacement projects in the Child Development Centers limited our capability to take care of more children. The floors at the Main CDC are complete and hourly care is available there. The floors at the Logan CDC will be completed within 30 days. Once complete, there shouldn’t be any problems with accessing hourly care.

Is there a plan to improve transportation for the daycare facilities so that they can have more field trips?

The Child Development Centers provides field trips for older children enrolled in summer camps. The first grade camp participates in more field trips than the kindergarten camp. The preschool children participate in field trips to Kelly Park and to the Water Park. The outings are planned according to the age of the children. We do not take the younger children to the pools, but this is a great field trip for the first graders. We do set up water activities for the younger children at the centers and at Kelly Park. To make summer special, the caregivers have established a variety of summer fun activities for the children to participate in at the centers.

Are there plans for more family parks?

As far as MWR, no additional parks are projected at this time, but we are planning on adding more playgrounds, restrooms and pavilions at Biggs Park. GMH Military Housing construction will include several parks in the new housing areas.

Maj. Gen. Robert P. Lennox
Fort Bliss Commanding General