Montana Code Annotated
Part 7. Child Care
52-2-711. Resource and referral and day-care improvement grant program

52-2-711. Resource and referral and day-care improvement grant program. (1) (a) There is a grant program established within the department for the allocation of grant money to local child-care resource and referral programs and for improving the availability of quality child care and school-age day care.
(b) Program funds may include money from the following sources:
(i) funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for use under this section;
(ii) private gifts, grants, and donations;
(iii) federal or foundation grants awarded to the state for the purposes of this section; and
(iv) any other money made available for the purposes of this section.
(2) (a) The department may award grants to private, nonprofit organizations and public organizations that demonstrate the ability to provide child-care resource and referral services.
(b) To be eligible for a grant from the department as a resource and referral agency for a local area, an organization:
(i) shall maintain a database of child-care services in the community, including day-care facilities and preschools, which the organization continually updates;
(ii) shall include on the staff of the organization at least one individual who has expertise in child development;
(iii) must have the capability to provide resource and referral services in the local area;
(iv) must be able to respond to requests for information or assistance in a timely fashion;
(v) must be committed to providing services to all segments of the general public;
(vi) must be able to provide parents with a checklist to identify quality child-care services;
(vii) must be able to provide information on the availability of child-care subsidies;
(viii) shall maintain and make available to the public the number of all referrals made by the resource and referral agency; and
(ix) shall otherwise satisfy regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this part.
(3) (a) The department may award grants for improving the availability of quality child care and school-age day care and for consumer education.
(b) The following grant applications must be given priority:
(i) grant applications for professional training for day-care or school-age care providers;
(ii) grant applications for the startup of school-age care programs or facilities when a community need has been demonstrated;
(iii) grant applications for consumer education; and
(iv) grant applications for preservation or expansion of existing care programs that fill a demonstrated need.
(4) The department shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 692, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 318, L. 1997.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 52. Family Services

Chapter 2. Children's Services

Part 7. Child Care

52-2-701. Short title

52-2-702. Purpose -- findings

52-2-703. Definitions

52-2-704. Duties of department

52-2-705. Repealed

52-2-706. through 52-2-709 reserved

52-2-710. At-home infant care program -- definition

52-2-711. Resource and referral and day-care improvement grant program

52-2-712. Repealed

52-2-713. Payments for eligible children

52-2-714. through 52-2-720 reserved

52-2-721. License required -- registration required -- term of license or registration certificate -- no fee charged

52-2-722. Application for a license or registration certificate

52-2-723. Requirements for licensure

52-2-724. Provisional license -- provisional registration certificate

52-2-725. Renewal license -- registration certificate

52-2-726. Denial, cancellation, reduction, revocation, and nonrenewal of licenses and registration certificates -- fair hearing

52-2-727. through 52-2-730 reserved

52-2-731. Standards for day care

52-2-732. Licensees or registrants to maintain records, furnish reports, and permit inspections

52-2-733. Periodic visits to facilities by department -- investigations -- consultation with licensees and registrants

52-2-734. Fire safety -- certification required

52-2-735. Health protection -- certification required

52-2-736. Prohibition against administering medicine without authorization -- provision for emergency -- definitions -- penalty

52-2-737. Group day-care home -- staffing requirement

52-2-738. through 52-2-740 reserved

52-2-741. Penalty -- remedies