"The Early Childhood Services Bureau offers Best Beginnings child care scholarships to qualified families whose child receives care from a licensed child care center, licensed group or family child care home, or Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) child care provider."

"Child care providers have one of the most important jobs - the care and education of children during the most crucial early learning years. ChildCareTraining.org provides courses that cover critical early childhood issues and contain relevant information. Through course activities, students gain practical application and knowledge of the material, which we hope will inspire improvement in overall practice."

"Since 1985, the Montana Early Childhood Project (ECP) has been dedicated to improving the quality of programs and services for Montana's young children and their families.

We work closely with partner organizations across the state to promote early childhood professional development. On a national level, we are actively involved in The National Workforce Registry Alliance and other organizations to promote a knowledgeable and skilled early childhood workforce."

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"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." 

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"Montana’s comprehensive system of early intervention services and supports for families who have infants or toddlers, from birth through three who have significant developmental delays or disabilities or have been diagnosed with an established condition associated with significant delays in development."