Are you interested in starting your own child care business? We are here to help! HRDC 7 offers several tools to ensure your early learning facility succeeds. Here are some helpful resources to get your started: Child Care’s Provider Services Department provides help and support for: Licensed and new child care centers, family & group…
New Provider Specialists can help your business in many different ways. From registering for early childhood learning trainings to implementing safety procedures, we’ll be there to help you every step of the way. Available Services to New Providers Program Management Essentials and Early Childhood Essentials Assistance with selecting classes Technical assistance for policies, procedures, contracts…
The Best Beginnings STARS to Quality Program is a voluntary quality rating and improvement system that aligns quality indicators with support and incentives for early childhood programs and early childhood professionals. The Early Childhood Services Bureau has enjoyed watching the program grow and develop with the input from the various stakeholders, and has listened carefully to…
In an effort to reduce the costs of child care while ensuring children receive healthy and nutritious meals, eligible child care providers are given cash reimbursement for serving meals to enrolled participants that meet Federal nutritional guidelines, outlined in the CACFP meal pattern. HRDC administers the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for the Montana…
How to find additional trainings: New DIRECTOR Orientation Flowchart New Teacher Orientation Flowchart There are a number of statewide training opportunities for Early Childhood Providers. HRDC’s CC Training: Click here to find classes, orientation requirements, First/AID/CPR and more. Childcaretraining.org offers online training opportunities. Visit their catalog here for your professional development needs. Trainings can be…
The Family Engagement Coordinator can help families become their child’s best first teacher with resources and tools that engage their child’s development. They work one-on-one with families to help find resources needed to better support their children outside of child care. General Referrals are also available with this service. For more information, contact the child…
Our Referral Specialist helps you find quality child care that best fits your needs. Whether your hours of needed care are limited or you are looking for specific environments, we connect families to licensed or registered child care providers to provide a quality experience for everyone. We provide referrals for families in Big Horn, Carbon,…
