Health and Safety Review 2019-2022 January 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Child Care Connections, Free - Participants will be able to explore child care licensing regulations specific to health and safety topics, and understand why training on these topics is crucial to caring for children. Identify key components to keeping children, staff, and families safe and […]

Child Care: More Than Business as Usual- Marketing January 22nd from 6:00pm- 9:00pm at Child Care Connections, $26.25 -The purpose of this training is to strengthen child care providers’ understanding of marketing tools, audiences, and elements necessary to develop a marketing plan. It encourages providers to tailor marketing practices to the audience they are trying […]

Presnter: Melissa Hanson (3 hours) January 8th from 6:00-9:00pm at Child Care Connections, $26.25 This training will discuss Autism, basic behavioral strategies, and children with behavioral difficulties. Different behavioral strategies will be shared to make you and your program stronger. Click here to register. Location Child Care Connections from 6-9

Pyramid Model: MT Blended Module 1 January 25th from 9:00am-3:00pm at Child Care Connections, Free - Prerequisite: Intro to the Pyramid Model Participants must complete the Intro to the Pyramid Model on childcaretraining.org prior to taking this course. Participants will be able to describe the importance of relationships to early social emotional development in children […]

Presenter: Tori Sproles & Gaby Loeza (8 hours) January 28th, February 25th, April 28th & May 26th at Child Care Connections from 6:30-8:30pm, $50 (includes the book) Mind in the Making is a book written by Ellen Galinsky that defines the Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. The life skills include focus and self control, […]

Family Group Learning Community Part 1, 2020 January 29th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Child Care Connections, Free - Do the biggest business challenges you face in your family or group early childhood program include finding a tax consultant that is knowledgeable about rules specific to family/group child care, finding and keeping substitutes, the cost […]

Event Fee: $26.25 Presenter: Kristin Horn Active supervision is a child-supervision technique that requires focused attention and intentional observation of children at all time. As an early care and education professional,you will find adult supervision is the most effective way to keep children safe, prevent injury and lay the foundation for meaningful interactions and individualized […]

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, 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 […]

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 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 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