Child Development Centers

Age	Leave unsupervised in quarters, outside unattended to include playing	Leave alone overnight	Leave in car unsupervised	Baby sit siblings or others	Leave in public areas	Walk to school	Leave in quarters while on vacation or TDY
0-6 years	No 5-6 year olds may be outside in yard with immediate access (visual sight or hearing distance ) to adult supervision	No	No	No	No 5-6 year olds may be on playground with immediate access (visual sight or hearing distance) to adult supervision	No, unless in 1st grade or above. *See instruction below.	No
7-9 years	No, unsupervised in quarters.	No	No	No	No, only on playgrounds for 2 hours with access to designated adult/care provider.	Yes	No
7-9 years	Yes, outside unattended for 2 hours with access to designated adult/care provider .	No	No	No		Yes	No
10-11 years	3 hours with access to designated adult/care provider. Home Alone Training is recommended.	No	Yes, with keys removed up to 15 minutes.	No	Yes, 6 hours at public areas with access to designated adult/care provider; 2 hours at retail stores (BX, Food Court, Etc.)	Yes	No
12-13 years	12 hours with designated adult/care provider checking periodically.	No	Yes, with keys removed.	Yes, Red Cross Babysitting Course recommended.	Yes, 12 hours at public areas with designated adult/care provider visually checking periodically; 4 hours at retail stores.	Yes	No
14-15 years	12 hours with designated adult/care provider visually/telephonically checking periodically. Not to include over night.	No	Yes, with keys removed.	Yes	Yes, 12 hours with designated adult/care provider visually/telephonically checking periodically.	Yes	No
16-17 years	Yes, with telephone access to designated adult	Yes, with telephone access to designated adult.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

-- Adult Supervision is defined as someone 18 years or older who has or assumes responsibility for the child, e.g. parent, guardian, care provider, friend. -- Babysitter is someone between the ages of 12 and 17 (paid or unpaid). -- Care Provider is a person designated by sponsor who accepts responsibility for children. -- Designated Adult is a specific prearranged individual who accepts responsibility for children. -- Access is when the child has the ability to make immediate face-to-face contact with the adult. -- Checking Periodically is when the designated adult/care provider or sponsor and child have a face-to-face meeting. -- Left alone overnight is when a sponsor or designated adult/care provider is not physically present. -- Public areas include parks, playgrounds, sports fields, recreational areas and other public areas. -- Unsupervised means when a child is not constantly monitored by the sponsor or a designated adult/care provider. *Installation or Camp Commanders with elementary schools will determine their respective requirements. CURFEW: Applies to all persons under the age of 18Must be in quarters or with parent/designated adult during restriction times. Off Base - Within Okinawa Prefecture: 2200-0400 Sunday through Saturday On Base - 2200-0530 weekdays (Sunday night through Thursday morning) 2400-0530 weekends and holidays (Friday morning through Sunday morning or from the evening preceding a holiday through the morning of that holiday)