Updates

Region 7 Best Beginnings Scholarship clients will begin to transition to the new contract holders. Families and child care providers will receive a letter from the 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

HRDC will continue Child Care Referrals, CPR Classes, Fingerprinting and Background Checks, New Provider Assistance, and Technical Assistance, until these services are transferred to the appropriate organization over the next 30-90 days.

Montana CCR&R transition of services

Our department will be working on transitioning family and provider services through the end of 2024. This transition period will allow time to continue services like the Best Beginnings Scholarship, Child Care Referrals, CPR/FA classes, Fingerprinting and Background Checks, New Provider Assistance, and Technical Assistance.

HRDC will continue the Child and Adult Care Food Program with the USDA. All other services offered at HRDC will also remain operational. Please feel free to reach out with any questions to 406-247-4732 or email childcare@hrdc7.org

Governor Gianforte, DPHHS Increase Support for Families’ Child Care Costs

For Immediate Release February 21, 2024

Improve Access to child care across Montana, Governor Gianforte, Press Release

Provider Services

HRDC will continue Child Care Referrals, CPR Classes, Fingerprinting and Background Checks, New Provider Assistance, and Technical Assistance, until these services are transferred to the appropriate organization over the next 30-90 days.

*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.

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Getting Started

New Provider Support

Professional Development

Child Care Referral Program

CACFP

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

CACFP is provided by the USDA and administered through the Montana Department of Health and Human Services CACFP program. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. USDA is an equal opportunity employer.