Education & Events

Upcoming Events

Apr
01
All day
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...
Apr
17
All day
Struggling to keep up with the endless demands of running your child care business? Time Management Systems for Business Efficiency is a powerful training series designed to help you get organized, reclaim your time, and reduce stress using proven methods like the Eisenhower Matrix, Time Blocking, and the GTD Method....
Apr
24
All day
Montana Child Care Business Connect is excited to offer courses on three Child Care Management Software programs that can help with business best practices. You can take all of the classes or choose the series for the software program that suits your needs. You need to take all five classes...
Sep
23
All day
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

Tiny Training: Time Management Series

April 17, 2025

HR Series | Using Technology for Efficiency

April 18, 2024

HR Series | Performance Management

April 4, 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.