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Professional Development Opportunities

In Montana, every child caregiver must attend at least eight hours of professional development per year. The Montana Early Care and Education Career Development System approves all of Child Care Resources’ classroom workshops and online ChildCareTraining.org courses.

Classroom Workshops

Child Care Resources offers online registration for classroom workshops! Please visit our registration site to create an account, view and register for all of our upcoming workshops. Search by date, knowledge base, title, and more.

Professional Development Calendar

Each quarter, CCR mails each provider the Pathway to the STARS Professional Development Calendar. You can register for any of the listed classroom workshops on our registration site.

Download Current Pathway to the STARS >>

ChildCareTraining.org

ChildCareTraining.org offers over 20 online courses for child care providers in a variety of Knowledge Base areas. These two, three, or four-hour courses are approved in Montana, so you can fulfill your state required training in the comfort of your own home! We also offer a guaranteed grading time of three business days.

View the online Course Catalog >>

CPR and First Aid

All caregivers in Montana are required to maintain current CPR and First Aid course completion or certification cards. If the courses listed in our Professional Development Calendar do not meet your needs, please contact one of the following entities:

Missoula County
American Red Cross: 406.549.6441
Saint Patrick’s Hospital: 406.329.5613
American Heart Association: 406.829.3377
Rick Nelson, EMT: 406.240.5938
Missoula Fire Department: 406.552.6210
Nursing Nook: 406.721.5440

Mineral County
The following volunteer EMTs for the Mineral County Community Hospital are available to teach CPR and First Aid. However, classes are not offered to individuals. In order to hold a class, a group of people must sign up together.

Ev Schultz: 406.822.4851
Dawn Bauer: 406.822.2314

Ravalli County
Marcus Daly Hospital: 406.363.2211
Doug Simmons, EMT: 406.363.1144

Health Visits

A public health nurse is available to offer onsite training and support in Missoula County. Part of this visit will include helping you determine if your immunization records are complete and up-to-date, in order to comply with Montana regulations.

Technical Assistance

Child Care Resources offers individualized technical assistance to early childhood professionals. We can help you understand and solve problems that arise in your facility. We have Professional Development Specialists on our team to help you, including former child care providers and a public health nurse.

For other training opportunities throughout the state of Montana, please visit the MSU Early Childhood Project.