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Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship

Early Childhood Services Bureau

"The Early Childhood Services Bureau offers Best Beginnings child care scholarships to qualified families whose child receives care from a licensed child care center, licensed group or family child care home, or Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) child care provider."

ChildCare Training

Early Childhood Online Education

"Child care providers have one of the most important jobs - the care and education of children during the most crucial early learning years."

Montana Early Childhood Project

A Project Dedicated to Success

"Since 1985, the Montana Early Childhood Project (ECP) has been dedicated to improving the quality of programs and services for Montana's young children and their families."

State Required Child Care Employment Paperwork

All providers and staff must complete a state and federal background check.

Print and return the completed paperwork packet to be considered for employment.

Butte 4 C's

Community Coordinated Child Care

Our local childcare and family resource center. 

Child Care Provider Search

Child Care Licensing

Our statewide childcare search tool. Find quality childcare in your community!

Best Beginnings STARS 2 Quality

"A continuous quality improvement program for early childhood education in Montana."

"The Best Beginnings STARS to Quality Program is a voluntary quality rating and improvement system that aligns quality indicators with support and incentives for early childhood programs and early childhood professionals." 

Family Assistance Programs

Montana SNAP, Medicaid, TANF

Log in or create an account to apply for assistance online. 

Montana Milestones

Montana Milestones/Part C of the IDEA Early Intervention Program

"Montana’s comprehensive system of early intervention services and supports for families who have infants or toddlers, from birth through three who have significant developmental delays or disabilities or have been diagnosed with an established condition associated with significant delays in development."

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