1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Availability of Child Care for Every Servicemember and Spouse Act or ACCESS Act . 2. Hours of operation of childcare development centers of the Department of Defense (a) In general The hours of operation of each childcare development center (CDC) of the Department of Defense shall, to the extent practicable, be set and maintained in a manner that takes into account the demands and circumstances of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, who use such center in facilitation of the performance of their military duties. (b) Matters To be taken into account The demands and circumstances to be taken into account under subsection (a) for purposes of setting and maintaining the hours of operation of a childcare development center shall include the following: (1) Mission requirements of units whose members use such center. (2) The unpredictability of work schedules, and fluctuations in day-to-day work hours, of such members. (3) The potential for frequent and prolonged absences of such members for training, operations, and deployments. (4) The location of such center on the military installation concerned, including the location in connection with duty locations of members and applicable military family housing. (5) The geographic separation of such members from their extended family. (6) The extent to which spouses of such members are employed or pursuing educational opportunities, whether on a full-time basis or a part-time basis. (7) Such other matters as the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate for purposes of this section. 3. Childcare coordinators for military installations (a) Childcare coordinators Each Secretary of a military department shall provide for a childcare coordinator at each military installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary at which are stationed significant numbers of members of the Armed Forces with accompanying dependent children, as determined by such Secretary. (b) Nature of