Where You Can Make an Impact

Gap Child Care Scholarship Program

Our Gap scholarship helps families who don’t qualify for traditional subsidies, but still need support. The Gap scholarship program offsets the high cost of child care, helping families cover expenses including tuition and fees, and providing wraparound support to ensure they have the tools to continue on a successful path forward. 

Provider Financial Assistance

Your investment can help a child care program open its doors or expand child care slots for families in our community. This program offers start-up and expansion costs to help programs build safe, quality child care environments. 

Where help is most needed

Your investment can help us provide essential resources to ensure that every child’s future is brighter. Your donation can make a lasting impact today! 

Child Care Connections

Invest in the Future

Did you know, Montana only meets 43% of the demand for child care? Shockingly, families with young children are spending an average of $15,274 per child every year–a staggering 40.3% more than annual in-state tuition for a four-year public college.  

Child Care Connections is committed to closing this gap. We strive to make quality child care accessible to all families. When you invest in our programs and services, you give children the best start, families the opportunity to work, and early childhood professionals the ability to open and expand quality child care programs. Click a number below to see how your donation can help families and child care programs in our community!

Helps a child care program to equip their facility with the equipment needed to provide safe, quality care.

 

Helps a family cover expenses for meals and program needs

Helps a family pay for deposits and registration fees required to secure a child care slot. 

Helps a family cover the cost of child care in the event of a family emergency.

Helps a family pay for up to 1 month of child care at a licensed child care program. 

Provides financial assistance to a new or existing child care program to open or expand child care slots. 

Your Investment In Action

Child Care Connections Donors

Thank you to our Current Donors!

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Our Work

Get a snapshot of our programming and services, and  review our community impact with our 2023 Annual Report!

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Our Transparency

Visit our Donors page for more information on our annual reports and Guidestar Gold seal!

Other Ways to Get Involved

Learn More about Child Care in your Community

Child care matters, even if you don’t have children! Learn more and understand the impact that child care has in your community. 

Become an Advocate

You can help influence policies that support affordable, quality child care and early learning.  Find tools to help you connect with local elected officials, and be a voice for child care in your community.

Share your Story

Have you received support from Child Care Connections? Sharing your experience can inspire others support our efforts, and expand our impact to more families and programs. You voice matters!