Montana KIDS COUNT is pleased to be an information clearinghouse on issues affecting children and families in our state. Go to links by subject area on this page for other useful web Sites for research about children and families.  Children with Special Needs Data Early Childhood Education and Child Care  Economic Security Education  Family and Community Health State of Montana

Children with Special Needs 

• Child Care Plus (http://www.ccplus.org/SpecialNeedsSubsidy.html)
• OPI    (http://www.opi.state.mt.us/SPECED/)
• Maternal and Child Health   (http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_CSHCN.html)
• Montana School for the Deaf and Blind  (http://msdb.mt.gov/)
• 4 My Child – Resources for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy (http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/cerebral-palsy-assistance/montana/)
• Children’s Special Health Services  (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/family-health/cshs/cshs-index.shtml)
• Montana Recreation Handbook for People with Special Needs (http://www.pluk.org/Pubs/MT_Rec_Handbook_2007.pdf)
• Montana Center on Disabilities  (http://www.msubillings.edu/mtcd/)
• Early Intervention Services (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/homebasedservicestofamilies/earlyinterventionservices.shtml)
• Rural Institute (http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/)
• Parents Let’s Unite For Kids (PLUK) (http://www.pluk.org/)
• Rocky Mountain ADA Center (http://www.adainformation.org/ )

• Annie E. Casey Foundation National KIDS COUNT Project  (www.kidscount.org)
• The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (www.cbpp.org)
• The Center for Law and Social Policy (www.clasp.org)
• Chapin Hall Center for Children (www.chapinhall.org)
• Child Trends, Inc. (www.childtrends.org)
• The Children's Defense Fund (www.childrensdefense.org)
• CLIKS: County, City, Community-Level Information on Kids (www.aecf.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi)
• Federal Forum on Child and Family Statistics (www.childstats.gov)
• National Data Analysis System (NDAS) (http://ndas.cwla.org/)
• The Packard Foundation - Center for the Future of Children (www.futureofchildren.org)
• The Urban Institute (www.urban.org)

Early Childhood Education and Child Care

• Child Care Plus (http://www.ccplus.org/SpecialNeedsSubsidy.html)
• Maternal and Child Health (http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_CSHCN.html)
• Montana Head Start (http://www.headstartmt.org/)
• Early Childhood Services Bureau (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov:8084/MTEC_WEBSITE/)
• Montana Early Childhood Project (http://www.montana.edu/wwwecp/)
• Montana Childcare Resource Directory (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/ccrd/)
• DPHHS Child Care Site (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/programsservices/childcare.shtml)
• Montana Childcare Resource and Referral Network (http://www.montanachildcare.com/)
• Childcare Resources of Missoula (http://childcareresources.org/)
• Montana Childcare Provider Licensing Requirements (http://www.daycare.com/montana/ )
• The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) (www.nccic.org)
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (www.naeyc.org/default.htm)
• The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (http://csefel.uiuc.edu/)
• The Child Care Bureau (www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/index.htm) 

• National Center for Children in Poverty Montana Profile (http://www.nccp.org/profiles/MT_profile_10.html )
• Bureau of Business and Economic Research (http://www.bber.umt.edu/ )
• Economic Policy Institute (www.epinet.org)
• Joint Center for Poverty Research (www.jcpr.org)
• National Low Income Housing Coalition (www.nlihc.org )

• MT.gov Education (http://mt.gov/education.asp )
• National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov/)
• MT.gov Education (http://mt.gov/education.asp)
• OPI (http://opi.mt.gov/)
• Montana Head Start (http://www.headstartmt.org/)
• MEA-MFT (http://www.mea-mft.org/)
• Montana Board of Public Education (http://bpe.mt.gov/)
• Montana University System (http://www.mus.edu/ )
• UM Division of Education research Services (http://www.dersum.org/)

• Montana Community Foundation (http://www.mtcf.org/)
• Montana Community Development Corporation (http://www.mtcdc.org/)
• Montana Office of Community Services (http://mt.gov/mcsn/)
• Montana community Finance Corporation (http://www.mtcommunityfinance.org/who_we_are.html)
• Montana Community Development Block Grant (http://comdev.mt.gov/CDD_CDBG.asp)
• Montana League of Cities and Towns (http://www.mlct.org/)
• Montana Association of Counties (http://maco.cog.mt.us/ )
• Center for Community Change (www.communitychange.org)
• Family Support America (www.familysupportamerica.org)
• Connect For Kids (www.connectforkids.com)

• Montana DPHHS (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/)
• CHIP (http://chip.mt.gov/index.shtml)
• Montana Medicaid (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/hcsd/medicaid.shtml)
• WIC (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/family-health/nutrition-wic/nutrition-wic-index.shtml)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov)
• Covering Kids and Families (www.coveringkids.org)
• Families USA Foundation (www.familiesusa.org)
• Kaiser Family Foundation’s State Health Facts Online (www.statehealthfacts.kff.org)
• March of Dimes (www.modimes.org)
• National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs )

• Montana.gov (http://mt.gov/)
• MT.gov Education (http://mt.gov/education.asp )
• State of Montana Agencies (http://mt.gov/govt/agencylisting.asp)
• OPI (http://www.opi.mt.gov/ )
• DPHHS (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/)
• DPHHS Child and Family Services (http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/cfsd/ )
• Elected Officials (http://mt.gov/govt/elected_officials.asp)
• Montana News Links (http://newslinks.mt.gov/ )