The Montana Early Learning Roadmap: A Community Framework

Our most important responsibility as state leaders
is to ensure that the next
generation has every opportunity to succeed and to reach their full potential. We know that
when all children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, it allows them to hit the ground running
in their educational career.

We have made early childhood education a top priority in Montana because we know that early
learning matters. We know that for too many families, quality childcare is too expensive, or just
plain hard to find. We know that kids who participate in preschool are more likely to read at
grade level, and to graduate from high school.

That’s why we are so pleased to share the Early Learning Roadmap with communities
throughout the state. Based on the great successes of Graduation Matters Montana – which
has helped our state reach record-breaking high school graduation rates for two years in a
row – this Roadmap outlines how communities are working together to expand early learning
opportunities.

Thank you for your commitment to early childhood education and for joining our efforts to
enhance and expand opportunities for all of Montana’s children. It is the most important and
exciting investment we can make.

Governor Steve Bullock

Superintendent Denise Juneau

Full Roadmap: http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/EarlyChildhood/PreSchoolMatters_GMM_RoadMap.pdf