Annually in July, Best Beginnings Scholarship payments do not run routinely. Payment schedule for July 2021: No payments Thursday, July 1st Payments ran on Tuesday, July 6th and Thursday, July 8th No payments July 12th – 16th due to State Fiscal Year end Payments scheduled to run routinely July 19th-31st Scholarship payments did not run on Tuesday,...
We are now accepting applications for our Fall 2021 Infant Toddler Teacher 60-hour Certification Course! We will be offering a hybrid version of this course with some in person classes and some virtual. The deadline to apply is Friday August 27th, 2021 and classes begin on Saturday September 11th, 2021 *attendance to first class is mandatory. Full class...
This fall's preschool teacher education course will be in person! Applications are due Friday August 6th by 5pm. You can mail/fax/drop off your application to Family Connections, 202 2nd Ave S Suite 201 Great Falls MT 59405 or fax to 406-453-8976. You can fill out the application here Or download the application here: Montana Preschool Teacher...
Per the memo sent out 4/20/2021, Child Care Licensors returned to doing onsite inspections for programs effective 5/3/2021. Since that time, licensors have conducted over 230 onsite visits. A review of visits and overall health and well being has been conducted, and a decision to expand inspections has been made. Decision Effective 7/15/2021, Licensors will move to...
Check out the Early Childhood Project July Newsletter HERE!...
Child Care Providers - Earn $5 by completing a 10-min online survey! A team of researchers we’re partnering with at the University of Oregon is collecting survey responses to better understand the needs and well-being of child care providers. Your survey answers will not be identified but we will share what you and other providers...
Provider and Parent Surveys The Early Childhood Services Bureau is seeking stakeholder input on American Rescue Plan Act funded strategies that will best support child care providers, families, and communities. ECSB is looking for robust response. The surveys are short (3 minutes to complete) and the information incredibly important to informing the work and programs that...
The Montana Kinship Navigator Program (MTKNP), previously known as Montana Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, was renamed and expanded to include relatives other than grandparents who are raising kin within the MTKNP services. View the MTKNP 2021 Spring/Summer Newsletter HERE!...
Effective 6/1/21: ECSB will pay for all fingerprinting for child care providers. More info Here! Changes to the Best Beginnings Scholarship. More info Here! Effective 7/1/21: New rate changes. More info Here! Update your rates Here! ...
Dear early childhood stakeholder, The draft Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for Montana will be available for public review and comment beginning this Friday, April 23rd. This Plan describes the Child Care and Development Fund program to be administered by Montana from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2024. The Montana Early Childhood Services...
Onsite inspections for all licensed/registered programs, including Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) providers, will resume May 3, 2021. All inspections at this time will be scheduled with the provider, and the licensor will be in contact with you if your program is due to receive an inspection. Please note that scheduled inspections are temporary, and...
Starting March 16, 2021, child care staff and household members (ages 18+) must complete an FBI fingerprint background check for licensing. These background checks are required pre-service and every 5 years. View the memo from the Montana Early Childhood Services Bureau. All new staff hired on or after March 16th are required to be fingerprinted. Fingerprint services are by...
