Applications are open!

Montana Child Care Workforce Business Consultant Beth Branam will provide technical assistance, resources, and other support across cohorts to create, implement, and support sustainable practices specific to workforce recruitment and retention.

The goal of this initiative is to increase employee retention across child care businesses and develop a replicable model of evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies that can be customized and implemented throughout the state.

This cohort will be comprised of the following components: 

• Monthly Cohort Sessions. These sessions will be around 1.5 – 2 hours in length. The sessions will include a training component and allow for discussion among cohort members to assist in the development of a recruitment and retention action plan, as well as the development of best practices to support sustainability.
• Book Study: There will be a book study held for cohort members to further develop best practices.
• One-on-One Check-ins/Training and Technical Assistance. Every other month, cohort participants will have a one-on-one check-in with the workforce business consultant to support them in the development and implementation of their action plan and address any individual training/technical assistance needs. Cohort members can also request additional one-on-one support if needed.
• Communities of Practice or Individualized Training Sessions: Communities of Practice will be formed and/or Individualized Training Sessions will be provided, if needed, to address additional topic areas of importance for subgroups on the cohort. Ex. Difference in needs based on provider type.

Application: 

Click this link to fill out the application on Submittable. Applications are due by Feb. 23, 2025, at 5 p.m.!

Questions: 

For questions or additional information, please contact: 

Beth Branam
Workforce Business Consultant, Zero to Five Montana
Phone: (406) 513-1115 ext. 117
Email: bethb@zerotofive.org