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$1.1M child care center for 200 set for vacant Missoula school building

The Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce, Missoula Early Learning Center, Missoula County Public Schools and other partners announced Wednesday that the facility will open in late 2020.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – “Building Bridges Creating Strong Partnerships for Early Childhood Education”

What do businesses and parents have in common?

They both benefit from affordable, high-quality child care.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week announced a $1.5 million grant for Child Start, Inc., a Missoula-area Head Start program that works to enrich the education of low-income children.

“In order to be successful, our kids need access to a quality education,” U.S. Sen. Jon Tester

California governor wants to expand preschool and create new early child development department

“We don’t want to go slow here. We just want to do this right. It’s high-quality access to affordable preschool and child care. Let us not make the mistake of getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s do this right and thoughtfully,” Newsom said.

Billionaire Warren Buffett: This is the ‘one easy way’ to increase your worth by ‘at least’ 50 percent

“If you can’t communicate, it’s like winking at a girl in the dark — nothing happens.

An Unintended Cost of Universal Pre-K

The road to such unintended consequences is rooted in simple economics: Caring for an infant costs far more than caring for a preschooler.

The Sooner You Expose A Baby To A Second Language, The Smarter They’ll Be

Just hearing two languages helps babies develop cognitive skills before they even speak. Here’s how – and how you can help them develop those skills.

3 Billings schools see better test scores from preschool-lite students

Children who participated in the program scored higher on early reading and math assessments than their peers.

Daycare in Missoula’s former Cold Springs School melds private-public entities

In late 2020, when the new daycare and preschool relocates to the south side of Brooks, the center will hold about 164 children. 

Montana legislators hear that preschool makes a world of difference for kids entering kindergarten.

Whittier and Hyalite Elementary are the only public schools in Bozeman to offer full-day preschool.