About Us Stabilize. Innovate. Build.

What We Do

Working collaboratively with communities, tribes, policymakers, employers, parents and others, Zero to Five Montana promotes nonpartisan solutions to advance early childhood policy strategies through innovative approaches and sustainable solutions.

Zero to Five Montana is a statewide early childhood organization focused on increasing access to early care and education, supporting and strengthening families as well as the stability, viability, and expansion of high-quality child care businesses in Montana.  

We are engaged in early childhood systems-building through organizational initiatives, coalitions & workgroups, and by collecting data & stories from communities across the state. 

We offer individual services and supports for child care providers, employers, parents and policymakers through: 

Montana Child Care Business Connect program

• Child care business technical assistance 
• Interactive workshops & trainings 
• Child care business mentorship 
• Child care workforce recruitment & retention support 
• Web-based child care business resource library 
• Shared services for child care programs including telehealth and a substitute pool 

Family Forward Montana initiative

• Employer-sponsored child care technical assistance  

Public policy & Advocacy work

• Community Capacity Building for Child Care, Early Learning, Policy & Advocacy 
• Tribal Partnership & Engagement 
• Public Policy Analysis & Strategy 
• Parent Advocacy Support