Living in Misosula - Childcare
Day-care and preschool centers are available to parents of infants and older children. In addition to the centers, many registered family day-care homes and group homes are in the area.
Child Care
Day-care and preschool centers are available to parents of infants and older children. In addition to the centers, many registered family day-care homes and group homes are in the area.
• Child Care Resources (CCR). 127 E. Main St., Suite 314, Missoula. CCR provides families in the Missoula community with the education and services they need to find and pay for quality child care. Best Beginnings Scholarships are available for families below the 150 percent Federal Poverty Guideline to help cover the cost of child care. Families looking for child care can utilize CCR’s free referral program. You will receive profiles on providers who meet your child care needs, as well as information about quality indicators of a child care program. Training, technical assistance and meal reimbursement services are available for child care providers. Child Care Resources has been serving families and child care professionals in Missoula, Mineral and Ravalli County since 1969. Contact CCR at 728-6446 or 800-728-6446 for more information, or visit their website at www.childcareresources.org.
• The Missoula Child Care Association. A professional organization of child-care providers from family, group and center settings. Members are asked to pay a $30 annual fee, which includes membership in the Montana Child Care Association. (State membership allows providers to buy required liability insurance at a group rate). The association offers a scholarship fund for providers to attend training. Thirty hours of training available. Call Jane Duncan, 728-5270, for information.
• Child Care Plus: The Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood. An internal center at the Rural Institute on Disabilities at the University of Montana. Offers training and assistance to child-care providers and other early childhood professionals in Montana and nationwide. Staff members make presentations at conferences and offer workshops on early childhood issues. 243-6355 or 1-800-235-4122. Web site: www.ccplus.org.
Missoula-area child-care centers
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• ASUM Children’s Learning Center I. McGill Hall, University of Montana. 243-2542. Children 3-5 years. Open to UM students only.
• ASUM Children’s Learning Center II. 115-A Craighead, University of Montana. 721-8722. Children 3-6 years. Open to UM students only.
• ASUM Children’s Learning Center III. A Head Start partnership. 549-0234. 111A Craighead. Children 3-4 years. Full-day enrollment. Open to UM students only.
• ASUM Early Learning Center. 113 Craighead, Uni.versity of Montana. 542-8359. Children 2-3 years. Open to UM students only.
• ASUM Home Program. 243-2542. Referrals to registered family day-care homes affiliated with the ASUM Child Care Program.
• Atonement Lutheran Preschool, 2205 34th St. 549-7792. 3-year-olds and 4-5-year-olds.
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• Busy Hands Fun Center. 1527 South Ave. W. 549-1119. Drop-in hourly child care. Children 6 months-12 years.
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• Camp Fire USA Child Care Center. 2700 Clark St. 542-2129. Children ages 18 months-4 years. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Camp Fire USA After School Program. 2700 Clark St. 542-2129. Kindergarten through fifth grade; hours are time of dismissal to 6 p.m. at various elementary schools, including Hellgate Elementary, Rattlesnake, Chief Charlo, Cold Springs, Hawthorne, Lewis and Clark and Lowell.
• Camp Fire USA Preschool. Hellgate Elementary. Call 542-2129. An inclusive preschool for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Hours are 8:15 to 10:45 a.m.
• Camp Fire USA Kindercare at Hellgate Elementary. For morning kindergarten students at Hellgate. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Administrative office: 2700 Clark St. Phone: 542-2129.
• Children’s Center. 236 E. Spruce St. 721-2106. Children 2-5 years. Full year and summer day camp. 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Clark Fork School. 2525 Rattlesnake Drive. 728-3395. Programs for children 3-10 years; summer programs for children age 3 through primary school.
• Co-Teach Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness Program. Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, at the University of Montana. Located in room 15 in the basement of McGill Hall, the Co-Teach Preschool serves children ages 3 to 5 and their families. The preschool specializes in providing an inclusive educational environment for children of all abilities, including those with diagnostic disabilities and their peers. Contact 243-6303, or visit the Co-Teach Preschool’s website at: http://www.iersum.org/Welcome_to_CoTeach.
• Creative Childcare. 621 South Ave. W. 721-6849. Children ages 2 and up.
• Cuddle Bugs. 2612 South Ave. W. 728-0801. Children 6 weeks-5 years.
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• Discovery Preschool and Childcare Center. 518 South Ave. W. 543-0879. An arts and culturally enriched program for children ages 2 1/2-6 years.
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• Early Head Start. 2121 39th St. 251-9410 Ext. 302. Fax: 251-9403. Missoula Early Start is a federal program serving families with children birth-3 years old and/or pregnant women. The year-round program is free to income-eligible families with incomes at or below the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines; some over-income positions may be available for families with high needs. A minimum of 10 percent of children with a disability are enrolled. Transportation services are not provided, but resource information is provided. Child development services are provided in three program options. (1) Home-based option includes weekly home visits and bi-monthly parent-child interaction groups at the center; (2) center-based option includes child care from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; and (3) prenatal option includes maternal wellness, child development and parenting preparation. EHS comprehensive services are integral to all program options to enhance family self-sufficiency; and they include parent education, health, wellness and social service links to the community.
• The Easter Seals Growing Place. 2683A Palmer St. 728-1243. For children with and without disabilities. Providing infant care from 6 weeks-2 years; the preschool serves children 2-6 years.
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• First Class Child Care. 4100 South Ave. W. 549-9845. Children ages 4-10 years. A summer program is offered.
• Fort Courage Child Care. 2122 31st Ave. 543-5400. Children ages 6 weeks-6 years.
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• Good Shepherds Children Center. 2321 39th St. 829-3404. Preschool available. Ages 3 years and up; must be toilet-trained.
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• Head Start/Child Start. 1001 Worden Ave. 728-5460. Comprehensive preschool and child care for children 3-5 years. Primarily for low-income families and children with disabilities.
• Honeybear Day Care Center. 1621 S. Higgins Ave. 542-2300. Ages 2 1/2-8 years.
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• Iddy Biddies Childcare Center. 2901 Eaton St. 728-5055. Children ages 9 months-6 years.
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• Kendall’s Kiddy Kare. 20750 Old Highway 93 S., Florence. 273-6695. Children ages 6 weeks-8 years.
• Kid Central Preschool and Child Care. 2200 Holborn. 549-1915. Children ages 3 years-5 years during the school year. Up to age 12 during the summer.
• Kinderhaus Montessori School-Missoula. Indreland Road. 543-9800. Summer camp available. Children ages 3-7 years.
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• Leaps and Bounds Learning Center. 112 Houk Lane, Stevensville. 777-3707. Preschool program for 3- to 5-year-olds. Separate infant and toddler program for children 2 and under.
• Learning and Belonging Preschool, at the University of Montana (School of Education). McGill Hall, University of Montana. 243-4262. Children ages 3-5 years. Unique campus-based teaching program provides child/adult interaction, music education, dance and foreign language.
• Lolo Preschool and Child Care. 11150 Napton Way, Lolo. 273-6088. Children ages 3-8 years.
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• Missoula Community School. 239 S. Fifth St. W. 542-2833. Small student-teacher ratios. School-year and summer programs for preschool through fourth grade.
• Missoula International School. 1100 Harrison St., Missoula, 59802. 542-9924. Spanish immersion education. A preschool program and licensed day-care center for 3- to 5-year-olds. Also offers a summer program.
• Mother Goose and Gander. 702 S. Higgins Ave. 541-0222. Ages 8 weeks-8 years.
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• Playschool. 1812 S. 10th St. W. 542-0133. Children ages infant-11 years.
• Primrose Montessori Preschool. 600 South Ave. E. 728-7383. Children ages 3-6 years.
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• St. Joseph’s Early Education Program. 503 Edith St. and 603 Edith St. 549-7648. Children ages 2-12 years; must be toilet-trained.
• St. Paul Infant Center. 202 Brooks St. 543-5006. Children ages 6 weeks-3 years.
• St. Paul Preschool. 202 Brooks St. 549-4141. Classes for 3- and 4-year-olds, and a kinder-ready class for 5-year-olds.
• Spirit at Play. 621 Stephens Ave. 728-7001. Children ages 3-6 years during the school year; up to age 9 during the summer. www.spiritatplay.org.
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• Tiny Bubbles Day Care. 509 N. Fourth W. 728-5910. Ages newborn-7 years.
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• University Congregational Children’s Center. 405 University Ave. 543-6952. Nonprofit parent cooperative. Ages 3-5 years. Must be toilet-trained.
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• Valley of Christ Lutheran Church Growing Kids Preschool. 16200 Frontage Road, Frenchtown. 626-4606. Ages 3-5 years.
• Vannoy Day Care. 708 Heather Drive. 543-3930. Children ages infant-8 years. Preschool.
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• Windsong. 303 Pattee Canyon Drive. 543-5256. Children birth-5 years. Preschool program.
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• Y’s Child Care Center. 2900 S. Russell St. 721-9622. Preschool and day care for children ages 6 weeks-6 years.
• YMCA After-School Club. 721-9622. 3-6 p.m. Grades one-four.
• YMCA Kinder Care. 3000 S. Russell St. 721-9622. Children ages 5 and 6.
• YMCA Day Camp. 3000 S. Russell St. 721-9622. Summer day care for children ages 5-12. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Financial assistance is available for all YMCA programs and members.