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Montana Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of March 13, 2013

Montana has three different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers 7/2012
Requirements for Registration of Family and Group Day Care Homes 7/2012
Background Check Instructions 9/2012

State Licensing Contact

Department of Public Health and Human Services
QAD - Licensing Bureau - Child Care Licensing
P.O. Box 202953
Helena, MT 59620-2953

Phone: (406) 444-2012 or (406) 655-7625 or visit http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/contactus/childcarelicensing.shtml for county child care licensing contacts
Web Page: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/earlychildhood/index.shtml


Links to other Montana State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Montana's Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
Early Learning Guidelines (2004)