For Families

Find out what a high-quality program looks like and what caregivers and teachers do to help your child learn and grow.

Learn what to look for in a high-quality preschool program and how quality early learning supports your child’s development.

Search for child care programs that have earned national accreditation through NAEYC. Accreditation recognizes programs that have demonstrated a commitment to meeting national standards for high-quality early childhood care and education.

Search for home based child care programs that have earned national accreditation through the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC).

Search for licensed child care providers across Montana and explore available care options based on your family’s location and needs.

Need help paying for child care? Montana’s Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship helps eligible families cover the cost of child care while they work, attend school, or participate in approved activities.

Learn about Montana’s child care licensing requirements, different types of licensed child care, and what licensing means for the health and safety of children in care.

Connect with Raise Montana for child care referrals, information about child care options, and resources to help families navigate finding and choosing care.

Explore tools and information from Child Care Aware of America to help families find and choose child care, understand quality, and make informed decisions about care that meets their family’s needs.

ParentingMontana.org has information and tools for children at every age to address a variety of challenges.

Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families—from child development to reading, writing, music, math, and more!

The Montana Choose Safe Places program was established in 2017 through a grant funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The program goals are to prevent, reduce, and eliminate environmental exposures to children and staff of state licensed daycares.

Parenting Resources

Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy provides holistic care for children ages 0-18 with developmental needs utilizing evidence-based and clinical expertise that empowers families with foundational practices that matter.

Moving Mountains Therapy Center is dedicated to providing high quality, family-centered and effective therapy that fosters a individual’s ability to play, reach their developmental potential and find pleasure, fulfillment, and merit in all aspects of life.

Zero to Five helps caring Montanans make a lasting difference through local and statewide policy, advocacy, and collaborative partnership work, giving children a great start in life and a promising future.

Zero to Five Butte-Silver Bow Collaborative is focused on bringing a diverse and inclusive set of community members together to find system-focused solutions for children and families in our county.

We partner to create a county-wide collaborative dedicated to promoting health and resiliency in families with young children. Together, we work to improve a child’s first five years of life and to advocate for our county’s youngest community members.

We support Mineral County families through community connections and resources to ensure our children grow up healthy, safe, and connected.

Zero to Five Missoula is creating a community-wide movement to make sure every resident of Missoula County understands the importance of this critical period of life, and to connect parents and caregivers to the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to help children thrive.