Essential Child Care Needs COVID-19 & Beyond
ENHANCE is a collaborative initiative to address child care needs across the state of Montana. Due to COVID-19 school and business closures resulted in cascading affects to families, providers, businesses and schools. The statewide socio-economic impact of COVID-19 is significant. Moving beyond COVID-19 child care has a direct correlation to the resiliency and ability for the state to re-open. ENHANCE has a mission to ensure Montana re-opens more resilient by addressing the cascading affects and resources needed across families, providers, businesses and schools.
Past Events
ENHANCE Webinar for Early Childhood Coalition of the Greater Helena Area (ECC)January 11, 2021
The Early Childhood Coalition of the Greater Helena Area (ECC) is a collaborative effort of several organizations and individuals to promote systemic change for children age prenatal to eight and their families. The ECC does not provide direct services to children or families, but helps coordinate communications and community efforts to promote positive early childhood outcomes. The ENHANCE Survey results were presented at the ECC's monthly task force meeting including a discussion on advocacy needs and how to access ENHANCE.
Montana Afterschool Alliance WebinarDecember 9, 2020
Dec. 31st Deadline to Spend CARES ACT Relief Funds
The Montana Afterschool Alliance has put together resources and information for the pending deadline and is hosting a Webinar on Dec. 9th to discuss spending, reporting and more. This is a must attend for providers who have received School Age Child Care COVID-19 Relief Funds. You can submit question ahead of time and join the call by registering below:
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Featured Resources
Here are some links to recent articles that shed light into the impact of COVID on Families, Providers, Businesses and Schools:
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Out of School Care and Child Care Navigation Guide for Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: ENHANCE MT
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Accessing Quality Child Care: COVID Edition
Source: MT Child Care Resource and Referral Network
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Source: MT Child Care Resource and Referral Network
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Out of School Care and School District Collaboration Toolkit
Source: Zero To Five
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Source: Family Forward Montana
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Making virtual learning work for you: Tips from Khan Academy founder Sal Khan
Source: PBS NewsHour
Published: Aug 30, 2020