Best Beginnings Scholarship New contract holders:
Family Connections, Great Falls:
- Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure, and Yellowstone counties.
- New Best Beginnings Applicants living in this service area can apply here
Child Care Resources, Missoula:
- Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Wheatland counties.
- New Best Beginnings Applicants living in this service area can apply here
Currently, HRDC is listed as the Billings location for fingerprinting services with Spark Montana, click here.
As fingerprinting services are transitioned to the staff in CACFP, appointments will not be available until about mid-January. The booking link for fingerprints will stay the same, linked here. If you are in need of prints between now and then you will need to reach out to your local Police or Sheriff’s department, there may be additional fees.
*HRDC will continue the Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) regardless of the transitioning of other services.
Call our main office at 406-247-4732 or email childcare@hrdc7.org with any questions.
In an effort to reduce the costs of child care while ensuring children receive healthy and nutritious meals, enrolled child care providers are given financial reimbursements for serving meals meet Federal nutritional guidelines, outlined in the CACFP meal pattern.
Meal Reimbursement Standards
Participating providers may be approved to claim up to two meals and one snack, or two snacks and one meal, per day, per child.
Required Trainings & Site Visits
Participants are required to participate in two mandatory trainings annually.
- 2 hour regulations training includes a review of CACFP requirements, recordkeeping, payments and civil rights.
- 2 hour nutrition training includes CACFP meal patterns, menus, recipes, and food safety.
- CACFP Coordinators visit each participants’ site a minimum of three times a year.
How to Enroll
Family and Group Home providers can call the Child Care Department at (406) 247-4732 to apply. Child Care Centers must apply through the state department or call 888-307-9333. Facilities must be licensed to qualify for CACFP.
For more information
Call (406) 247-4732 or Email childcare@hrdc7.org
