| Initiative Detail |
| Initiative Name: | Best Beginnings Certified Infant Toddler Caregiver Stipend Program | ||||||||
| State: | MT | ||||||||
| Region: | 8 | ||||||||
| Category: | Child Care; Professional Development; Professional Development; Quality Improvement | ||||||||
| Status: | Active | ||||||||
| Year Started: | 2005 | ||||||||
| Administered By: | Department of Public Health and Human Services, Early Childhood Services Bureau | ||||||||
| Description: |
The Best Beginnings Certified Infant Toddler Caregiver Stipend program seeks to help early childhood programs retain certified infant toddler caregivers. Certified infant toddler caregivers in the program receive stipends upon completing 6, 12, and 18 months of continuous employment providing direct care for infants and toddlers in the same licensed center or registered child care home. Stipend recipients must be certified by the state of Montana as infant/toddler caregivers and be active members of the Montana Early Childhood Project's Practitioner Registry. Updated July 2009 |
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| Web Site: | http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/hrd/childcare/infanttoddlerstipends.shtml | ||||||||
| Geographic Scope: | Statewide | ||||||||
| Target Population: | I/T (0-3) | ||||||||
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