Financial Incentives
Below are financial incentives available to licensed child care providers.
Bright Futures Birth to Five Slot Expansion Grants
Licensed and Registered child care programs, Head Start, Early Head Start, and Tribally licensed programs that have not received an ARPA Innovation Grant are eligible. Learn more and apply at Montana Early Childhood System (mt.gov)
STARS to Quality Program
The STARS to Quality program is Montana’s voluntary Quality Rating Improvement System, or QRIS. Learn about the STARS to Quality Program.
Child and Adult Care Food Program
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CACFP provides partial meal reimbursements to help pay for nutritious meals to the children in your care. You can begin claiming meals for reimbursements the day we visit to sign you up!
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If you are a family or group home child care provider, and want to learn about the benefits of participating in the Food Program or to sign up, email our CACFP Program Specialist or call 406.728.6446
Incentive Programs
The Montana Early Childhood Project has several incentive programs available to help you achieve your professional development goals as an early childhood professional.
These programs change periodically, please go to the Montana Early Childhood Project to see the latest offerings.
