Family Connections offers financial assistance to qualifying families to help pay for child care through the Montana Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship.
- Families make a co-payment to their child care provider based on a sliding fee schedule.
- Learn about the basic eligibility requirements for the Best Beginnings scholarship
Apply for the Best Beginnings scholarship today in one of the following ways:
The Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship is currently undergoing a system change and applications are on hold. Paper applications are sunsetting and the online application system will be all new! The new online portal is scheduled to go online Monday February 9th, 2026.
You can get started with the new process by getting an OKTA account set up. You will not be able to apply until after 02/09/2026, but you can have your account ready! Please review the video instructions below and reach out to us at 406.761.6010 with any questions or concerns!