Provider Information Form Rate FormVacancy Update General Update
How do I complete my annual update for the Child Care Referral Program?
**SPECIAL NOTE on RATE CHANGES: If you need to make a rate change as an existing provider or report rates as a new provider for scholarship payment purposes, please report these changes by choosing one of the following options: complete the Rate Form online, submit a printed provider rate form, or contact a referral specialist at your local CCR&R to have a provider rate form mailed, emailed, or faxed. Please include your name, facility name, PV number, PS number, city, contact phone number and the daily and hourly rates for both age categories (infant 0-2 yrs and child 2-12 yrs).
Contact your local CCR&R or submit your provider information online.
Complete this form and submit to the Quality Assurance Division (QAD). Then, email or call your local CCR&R and explain the changes you have submitted to licensing in order for families to receive current information. Changes represented on this form cannot be changed by CCR&R referral staff and must be changed by QAD staff; it could affect your scholarship payments if not submitted to QAD.
Find your child care licensor’s contact information here
Help make a difference in the life of a child, family, and community by becoming a child care provider.
There are multiple programs, grant money, and scholarships available for licensed or registered providers.
Licensed/registered providers can participate in the Child Care Referral Program: FREE advertising of your business information to families looking for child care.
Licensed/registered providers can elect to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The CACFP is federally funded by the Food and Nutrition Services of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Department of Public Health and Human Services administers the CACFP in Montana. The CACFP provides cash reimbursement for serving meals to enrolled participants that meet Federal nutritional guidelines, outlined in the CACFP meal pattern.
Family Connections helps child care providers meet their professional development goals by offering a variety of courses that help fulfill licensing requirements, Professional Development Incentive Awards, and STARS Level criteria. Registered or licensed child care providers receive priority in our courses and are contacted when changes occur or new courses are available.