Education & Events

Upcoming Events

Apr
01
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Are you a Family, Group, or FFN child care business owner? Have you wanted to strengthen your business skills?  This class is for you! You will receive All Our Kin Business Series certification after completing this class. You will also become a member of the Montana Child Care Business Series Alumni. This community...
Sep
23
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Save the dates! This year's summit will be held Sept. 23-24 at Fairmont Hot Springs. More info coming soon.

online Courses

We’ve partnered with ChildCareTraining.org to offer courses with ECP credits! The cost is $8 per ECP credit. Click below to enroll! 

Be sure to go to Montana Courses then “Other Free or Reduced-Fee Courses” from the CCT Course Catalog to find our Zero to Five Montana courses!

On-Demand Webinars

Tiny Training Webinar Series

HR Series | Using Technology for Efficiency

April 18, 2024

HR Series | Performance Management

April 4, 2024

HR Series | Conflict Resolution

March 28, 2024

One-On-One Support

Schedule a Business Consultation

with Senior Child Care Business Advisor Jason Nitschke

Jason joined Zero to Five Montana in 2022 as Senior Child Care Business Advisor after eight years in economic development as Vice President with the Great Falls Development Authority (GFDA) and Regional Director of the Great Falls area Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

He coaches, counsels, advises, and trains starting, growing, expanding, and stabilizing child care businesses with the business elements of running a licensed child care program in Montana.

Schedule a Community Consultation

with Community Navigator Shelby Whelan

Shelby is a people-person who is excited to continue her community development work as the Community Navigator for Montana Child Care Business Connect. She helped develop and implement community-led projects related to children and families, facilitated a handful of early childhood coalitions and committees, received the 2022 Moving Mountains award, and became invested in the need for early childhood systems change in Montana.