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May 30, 2020

The Early Childhood and Family Support Division with DPHHS is extending an opportunity for a town hall discussion with child care providers. The agenda includes updates from the Early Childhood Services Bureau regarding the COVID-19 pandemic as well as information on new Best Beginnings Scholarship policies. In addition, there will be an opportunity to ask questions....

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May 27, 2020

Dear Early Childhood Provider, Your participation in a Yale School of Medicine survey regarding child care during the COVID-19 crisis is requested. Please help us by participating in a brief (12-20 minute long) surveybeing sent to child care providers like you across the nation. Your answers will be completely confidential. We need as many voices and experiences...

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May 26, 2020

Providers who are currently closed will not be paid for Best Beginnings Scholarship child care cases until they reopen. Please contact your child care licenser to reopen. March, April, and May invoices will be paid at 100% regardless of child’s attendance. This policy ends May 31,2010. June invoices will be paid at 100% of...

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May 20, 2020

To help you stay current on important updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we appreciate our friends at the Montana Nonprofit Association for these important updates. Governor Bullock announced that our state will move to Phase Two of the Reopening the Big Sky plan beginning June 1st. With this announcement, the Governor released a Directive on Implementing and Establishing Phase Two...

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May 13, 2020

Family Connections is committed to serving our community while following the recommendations of the CDC and our governing agencies to ensure the safety of our clients and staff. Our offices are currently closed to the public, but we will be available to meet in person by appointment only starting May 18th. On June 1st, our office will...

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May 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes to Montana’s child care landscape. In an effort to support child care businesses and the families they serve, the Early Childhood Services Bureau (ECSB), will offer Emergency Grants for the purpose of providing financial support to Licensed/Registered programs that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Provider grants are...

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May 5, 2020

Being Counted in CENSUS 2020 Brings Sweet Rewards Miami is a place we often associate with warm beaches, waving palm branches, and fresh sprays of salt water. After today, you’ll associate the Miami Colony  with the feat of a devoted school teacher and her enthusiastic students undertook during the Pandemic of 2020. You’ll remember the colony, nestled...

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April 29, 2020

Child Care Providers and Families participating in Best Beginnings Scholarship program To support families on the Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship and child care providers providing services to these families, the scholarship will pay the entire authorized amount for each child who is attending a child care program, or has been absent from the provider since...

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April 24, 2020

Child Care Providers: March, April, and May 2020 co-pays have been waived for all families This includes TANF, Non-TANF, and Working Caretakers Eligibility staff will send letters to parents and providers once March payments have been repaired since most March invoices have been paid When April and May invoices are paid and adjusted to pay...

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April 24, 2020

They need to hear from our Early Care and Education Professionals! Governor Steve Bullock has developed a Task Force to provide guidance and advice on how to best use $1.25 billion appropriated to Montana through the Federal CARES Act to assist workers, businesses, and sectors of the economy impacted by COVID-19. To read the full press...

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April 3, 2020

To:          CCR&R Eligibility Specialists CCR&R Executive Directors Child Care Providers Families participating in Best Beginnings Scholarship program   On 3/12/2020, Governor Bullock issued Executive Order No. 2-2020 declaring Montana in a state of emergency with the presence of COVID-19. Since the state of emergency, families and child care providers have been affected in various ways. Child care providers and...