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2019-2020 Annual CACFP Required Rules and Regulations

Annual Required CACFP January 30th and August 6th 2020 from 6:30-8:30pm at Child Care Connections, FREE This course is for CACFP participants only. This course will cover CACFP requirements, civil rights and meal time best practices. The course will cover the division of responsibilities in feeding and will emphasize the importance of implementing this division. […]

Building & Maintaining a Successful Child Care Business

Building & Maintaining a Successful Child Care Business, Tori Sproles (4 hours)  February 4th & 11th from 6:30-8:30pm at Child Care Connections, $35 Participants will be able to determine the cost of care and develop an annual budget, write functioning policies including a risk management plan and utilize strategies for retaining high quality staff. Click […]

Pyramid Model: Montana Blended Module 1

Presenter: Sara Silva (6 hours) February 5th & 19th from 6:30-9:30pm at Child Care Connections, FREE Participants will be able to describe the importance of relationships to early social emotional development in children birth through five. Describe key developmental concepts that impact the social emotional development of children birth through five. Describe how challenging behavior […]

Child Care: More Than Business as Usual- Recruitment and Retention

Child Care: More Than Business as Usual- Recruitment and Retention February 5th from 6:00p to 9:00pm at Child Care Connections, $26.25 -The purpose of this training is to strengthen child care providers’ understanding of staff recruitment tools, organizational staff support systems, and elements necessary to support retention of talented staff. *To register click HERE

CPR/First Aid (AM)

CPR/First Aid February 12th from 9:00am-12:30pm at Child Care Connections, $50 -American Red Cross Adult, Child, and Infant CPR and First Aid certification. Certification is good for two years from time of completion. Call or email Brandi to register. *To register contact Brandi at 406-587-7786 or brandi@cccmontana.org 

Health & Safety Review

Event Fee: FREE Excellence in early childhood education programs is built on a workforce that promotes continuous program improvement, and ongoing professional development is crucial to this process. Montana Child Care Licensing regulations require that individuals hired to work in licensed or registered program complete Orientation training within a specified time frame upon hire, as […]

Early Childhood Essentials (PM)

Early Childhood Essentials February 12th from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Child Care Connections, FREE -Participants will be able to explain how the MT Early Care and Education system supports professional development, children and families and promotes quality early childhood practices, describe effective skills in providing a healthy and safe learning environment for children and recognize community resources […]

Digging for Dinosaura

Presenter: Angie Weikert February 13th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Museum of the Rockies, $17.50 Explore dinosaur paleontology with Museum of the Rockies’ paleontology staff. Learn basic concepts about fossil preparation and dinosaurs and explore resources available through MOR to use with your little ones. Click here to register. Location Museum of the Rockies

Montana Preschool Class

Montana Preschool Class Starting February 15th and ending May 20th at Child Care Connections, Free -There is an additional fee of $135.00 if you wish to take the course for college credit. Eightin-class sessions with online work in between totaling 60 hours of classroom training. This course consists of class time, homework, and observations. You […]

Child Care Center Round Table

Tori Sproles (2 hours) February 18th from 6:30-8:30pm at Child Care Connections, FREE Intended for child care center directors and/or staff. Participants will be able to discuss issues that are relevant to being an owner/director in the Early Childhood Care and Education field, compile a data base of forms, information, and knowledge that will support […]

Pyramid Model: Blended Module 2

Pyramid Model: Blended Module 2 February 18 an 20th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Child Care Connections, Free (Must attend both nights to recieve credit) -Prerequisite: Intro to the Pyramid Model & Pyramid Model Module 1 Participants will be able to state why it is important to be intentional about teaching social skills to children, […]

Transition Magician 2020

Transition Magician 2020 February 19th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Child Care Connections, $17.50 - Plan transitions times so children are not using challenging behaviors, everyone is accounted for, and the areas are cleaned up. Tools, activities, and fun ways to keep the children engaged will be shared and discussed. *To register click HERE