10 USC § 1797 - Early childhood education program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1797"
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title: "10 USC § 1797 - Early childhood education program"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1797"
section_name: "Early childhood education program"
chapter_number: 88
chapter_name: "MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "MILITARY CHILD CARE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 335.)"
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# § 1797. Early childhood education program

The Secretary of Defense shall require that all military child development centers meet standards of operation necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early childhood programs accrediting body.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 568(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 335.)