Best Beginnings Childcare Scholarships
The Early Childhood Services Bureau offers “Best Beginnings” child-care scholarships to qualified low-income families whose child receives care from a licensed child care center, registered group or family child care home, or legally certified child care provider. Each family participates in the cost of that care by making a co-payment based on a sliding fee scale.
Scholarships are available to working families whose income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and families who get cash assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program.
Child Care Scholarship Program
Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for further information and to apply.
- During working hours;
- During school or training hours, if meeting work requirements;
- If they are a teen parent attending high school; or
- If they are a parent receiving TANF who is participating in family investment agreement activities.
Childcare scholarships are available if the applicant is a working caretaker relative with children receiving TANF child-only grants.
Best Beginnings Scholarship Application Packet
In English
En Espanol
Best Beginnings Scholarship Brochure
Eligibility Criteria for Montana’s Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships
Market Rates for State of Montana
Montana Child Care Sliding Fee Scale
Provider Rights and Responsibilities – Submission Site
Civil Rights
If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of race, national origin, ethnic background, sex, religious affiliation, or disability, you have a right to file a complaint.
To file a complaint of discrimination contact:
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
1961 Stout Street - Room 1426
Denver, CO 80294
(303) 844-2024; (303) 844-3439 (TDD)
(303) 844-2025 FAX
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/complaints/index.html
OR
Patty Butler, Chief
Early Childhood Services Bureau
DPHHS, P. O. Box 202925
Helena MT 59620-2925
or call toll free 1-866-239-0458
