Do you see a difference at your post?
Here day care on base is a little more complicated than a civilian daycare would be. If I understand correctly, it's based on your income. Therefore for us and our 4 kids (when we have the girls) it would be something in the area monthly of:

$300 (for the first child)
$150 (for any child after that)
would mean paying $750 a month for 4 kids

That doesn't seem like a lot, but it is when you have to pay the whole amount whether they attend or not. This is only a problem because Dsd #1 is in school now and so we don't get the girls except on every other holiday and 1/2 the major school breaks.

Does anyone here use military daycare, or do you have better luck with the civilian daycares?

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We just have DS in the enrichment program at the base CDC (daycare) and its only $70 a month for us. Its only a 3 day a week, 3 hour each day program though so its far from full time. I haven't ever had him in full time care before, but I did work at the CDC when we lived in Turkey and it was based on your rank so some payed a lot more than others! That didn't really seem fair to me. I guess it depends where you live. I think if I had to have DS in daycare I would put him with a home daycare provider licensed through the base. They go through the state and base inspections and qualifications and I prefer a home setting to a center anyday. JMO

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Mommy to Dakota, Wife to James
Proud Air Force Family

$750 a month for 4 kids is an awsome price!!!! Around here it is close to $300 a week at a center for an infant!!! I think you could only do better if you found an individual to watch them that only charges for the days they are there.

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~Happiness is a large family~

I would look for a place that takes drop-ins (kids who aren't there on a regular basis).

My DD attends a preschool that also runs a daycare in the building next door, I try to schedule appts for myself during DD's preschool time so I can leave my youngest DS at the daycare next door as a drop-in and I only pay for the time he is there (which is usually less than 2 days a month).

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DS-16
DD-13
DD-5
DS-3

I've never used military day care but thought about doing it myself. THey have some pretty strict guidelines which are great for parents, but tough on the home owner!

I hope things work out for!