Family Resources
- HOME
- Family Resources
Helping children grow and families thrive.
Explore Family Resources
As a non-profit organization deeply committed to the well-being of our community, we are here to offer direct support or guide you to the appropriate resource organizations. Scroll down to explore the array of local organizations poised to lend a helping hand throughout your parenting journey. Discover the support you need and let's navigate this journey together.
Resources for Children
Conscious Discipline
A multidisciplinary approach based on three distinct brain-body states in adults and children that drive behavior.
Developmental Milestones
How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves all offer important clues about your child’s development.
PBS Kids
Resources to help you make the most of PBS KIDS and support your child's learning every day.
Zones of regulation
Teach Kids to Manage Big Feelings Through Effective Social Emotional Learning
Imagination Library
FREE Program - Sign your child (ages 0-5) up to receive a book in the mail every month with young children.
NAEYC
Find research-based resources, tips and ideas for families—from child development to reading, writing, music, math, and more!
hand2mind
Trusted by teachers for more than 50 years, hand2mind has created engaging, classroom-tested materials that empower students to learn by doing.
Resources for families
Buy Eat Live Better
Find recipes, resources, and nutrition education classes offered by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program through MSU.
RAISE Montana
Raise Montana can help families find and evaluate child care, learn about child care regulations, and develop an understanding of child care services.
Family Routine Guide
This guide helps parents and caregivers in developing a plan to support young children who are using challenging behavior.
DPHHS State Licensing
Welcome Families. Child care can be a challenge. We have the programs, resources, and information you need to feel confident making the right child care decisions for your family. Follow this link for a full list of resources for families or use the navigation bar on the right!
Parenting Montana
Easy-to-use tools to support your child’s success from birth through the teen years.
Childcare Providers Dashboard
Did you know that the Bitterroot Valley is classified as a "childcare desert"? This means that there are not nearly enough quality childcare opportunities in the area. Use this map to streamline your search in care.
Time to Get Out and Play
“Time to Get Out and Play- Places to Go, Things to Do, with Tots and Preschoolers in the Bitterroot Valley.” -Syble Solomon
Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship
Montana's Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship to help families with low income cover the cost of Child Care.
WIC
Montana's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Milestone Tracker App
Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.