Provider Trainings
Child Care Connections offers a broad array of training and technical assistance to child care providers. Please click on "Provider Trainings" for more information and to be directed to the Professional Development Calendar.
Food Program
Child Care Connections is a sponsor of the Child and Adult Care Food Program that reimburses providers for part of the cost of nutritious meals served to children in child care. Please click on "Food Program" for more information.
How to Become a Registered/Licensed Child Care Provider
Child Care Connections offers assistance to individuals who are interested in becoming registered or licensed with the State of Montana to care for children. Please click on this link for more information.
Special Needs Subsidy Program
The state of Montana seeks to increase access to child care services for families of children with disabilities. The Montana Special Needs Subsidy Program provides supplemental child care subsidies to help families and child care providers meet realistic costs of individualized care. Please click on this link for more information.
Mini-Grants
As of 10-24-2011, Child Care Connections can only accept mini-grant applications that pertain to the 3 priority areas for the State of Montana:
1) Replacement of cribs that do not meet the new standards.
2) Correction of licensing deficiencies.
3) Act of God emergencies
Please click on the links below to access mini grant information and application forms.