Montana State Legislature
Committee Topic: Workforce
Committee Topic: Workforce
Interim committees may take up other matters related to the agencies and topic areas they oversee. Depending on whether members put greater or less emphasis on their statutory duties related to interim studies and agency monitoring, they have more time to focus on EAIC-relevant member issues.
Members may propose investigation of emerging issues at any time during the interim. Agencies may also request that the Committee study an emerging issue that has resulted from court decisions, federal actions, or another cause.
Emerging issues are not necessarily member issues and may be raised by an agency or by staff. However, to be on the agenda, the presiding officer or other EAIC member must request agenda time.
The committee adopted the Child Care & the Workforce Study Summary at the June 2024 meeting.
Workforce Related Materials:
June 2024
Meeting Materials
May 2024:
Meeting Materials
- LSD Brief: Childcare Insurance Analysis
- LSD Brief: Childcare Policy Options – Insurance (March 2024)
- Memo: Captive Insurance – A Potential Solution for Daycare Facilities
- Memo: Reinsurance – Could an Association Assist with Daycare Insurance Premiums?
- Zero to Five Survey: Insurance Pool Interest Survey – April 2024
- Home Daycare Insurance: What It Is, Costs, and Companies
March 2024:
Meeting Materials
Childcare & The Workforce
Policy Option Briefs
- LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Regulations - Updated 3/3/2024
- LSD Brief: Montana Child Care Act & Administrative Rules
- LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Insurance
- LSD Brief: Child Care Policy Options: Affordability & Accessibility Strategies
Topic 1: Regulations
Topic 2: Insurance
- Memo: Captive Insurance- A Potential Solution for Daycare Facilities
- Memo: Reinsurance – Could an Association Assist with Daycare Insurance Premiums?
Topic 3: Affordability & Accessibility Strategies
- NCSL Brief: State Child Care Tax Incentives
- NCSL Presentation: State Child Care Tax Benefits
- 50 State Comparison
- State Employer Child Care Tax Credits
- KIDS COUNT Memo: Case Studies for Understanding Child Care Policy Options
- Subsidizing Child Care Through Tax Credits and Public Funds
Public Comment
January 2024:
Meeting Materials
Childcare & the Workforce
Topic 1: Availability Strategies
- Montana Department of Commerce Funding Resources
- Great Falls Childcare Demand Assessment
- Child Care Business Accelerator Mentorship
- Rural Child Care Policy Framework; Bipartisan Policy Center
- MT Child Care Provider Insurance Survey; Montana Child Care Business Connect
- Insurance Survey Findings; Zero to Five Montana
- Liability Insurance for Daycare & Childcare Facilities
Topic 2: Accessibility Strategies
- Child Care Cooperative Toolkit; Montana Cooperative Development Center & Zero to Five Montana
- 2022 Workforce Survey
Topic 3: Achievement Strategies
- Childcare Workforce in Montana
- Apprenticeship Pathway
- Tax Incentives for Child Care Facilities & Business Development; Zero to Five Montana
- Early Care and Education Providers Deserve Credit; Zero to Five Montana
- Child Care Tax Credit Policy Overview; Zero to Five Montana
Topic 4: Affordability Strategies
- Child Care & Development Fund
- State Child Care Tax Supports for Businesses and Parents; Bipartisan Policy Center
- Best Beginnings Scholarship
- Public Comment
November 2023:
Meeting Materials
Childcare & the Workforce
- LSD Briefing: Childcare and the Workforce
- DLI Report: Childcare Supply and Demand in Montana
- DPHHS Report: Child Care Workforce Narrative
- Zero to Five Montana: Impact of Montana Child Care Business Connect
- MBPC Report: Where Do Kids Go After the School Bell Rings?
- Montana Afterschool Alliance: Afterschool Works!
- NCSL Brief: Four Day School Week Overview
- Four Day School Week and After-School Programming
Public Comment:
September 2023:
Meeting Materials
- Agency Overview- Department of Labor and Industry
- 2023 Labor Day Report
- 2023 Labor Day Report Notes
- NCSL Summit Recap
Public Comment
- Zero to Five Montana- Caitlin Jensen, Executive Director
