News and articles on early childhood research and policies.
Billings Hotel Opens On-Site Child Care in Effort to Keep and Attract Workers
The Billings Hotel and Convention Center opened an on-site child care center at the beginning of November, hoping it’ll retain employees and draw new ones in, be more competitive in the market and draw in new Billings workers. The care center is licensed with...
Bozeman Health Announces Childcare Partnership with MyVillage
Partnership Aims to Help Employees Access Quality Childcare BOZEMAN, MT [October 17, 2019] —Regional healthcare leader and Gallatin County’s largest private employer, Bozeman Health announced today that it has partnered with MyVillage to bring childcare options to its...
The Economic Impact of Insufficient Child Care on Working Families
Check out this study by Ready Nation from 2018. "Many working families do not have access to the child care they need when their children are very young. This is especially true for the 11 million working parents of child aged under 3. Using new survey data and...
Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow : The Business Case for High Quality Early Care
For American business, advancing high-quality childcare is a winning proposition. It’s a wise investment in America’s future—strengthening business today while building the workforce we’ll depend on tomorrow and for decades to come. Check out this study by the U.S....
Opportunities Lost: How Childcare Challenges Affect Georgia’s Workforce and Economy
Check out this recent report by the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students about the affect of early care on the state’s workforce and economy.
Missoula Vacant School Could Be Re-purposed as Childcare Center
Missoulian Article – Sept. 1, 2019 The waiting lists for child care facilities in Missoula and throughout Montana are growing as parents scramble to find providers in a state that lacks a permanent publicly funded preschool program and offers even fewer options for...
Companies Come Together to Address Childcare Shortage for Montana’s High-tech Workforce
"Across multiple sectors, many working parents start looking for daycare when they are three months pregnant, but still don’t have a spot for their baby when their parental leave ends. Some couples resort to paying to be on wait lists, or even coordinating their...
Early Case for Business Leaders
Check out our newest handout explaining the important role of business in Early Care initiatives in our state.
My Village – An innovative way to increase childcare in the state through home-based providers.
Startup gets record venture capital investment to alleviate Montana's childcare shortage - Missoulian “We allow them to focus on what matters,” Mackey said. “Spending time with the children they’re caring for.” There's such a shortage of affordable,...
Early Childhood Development | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Explore the work the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has done around the issue of Early Childhood Development since its first ECD publication in 2003. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications/special-studies/early-childhood-development