Good news! The one-time only child care assistance for certain health care has expanded the list of eligible positions. Applications are now open.Funding is limited and applications are processed on a first come first serve basis.
Am I an eligible healthcare worker?
- At least one parent in the household must provide direct care services to
- patients or clients in one of the following health care sector categories:
- Health care,
- Behavioral health,
- Disability services, or
- Long-term care settings to include home and community-based services,
- assisted living, skilled nursing, or home health (see attached list).
What are other requirements for this program?
- Family must live in Montana.
- Family income at or below 250% Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
- Children must be a U.S. citizen or qualified alien.
- Children must be under 12 years old to be eligible for paid child care.
- Parents with children under 18 must comply with child support if there is
- an absent parent
- Child care must be provided by a child care provider licensed/registered by the
- State of Montana.
What are the benefits of this program?
- A family will only have up to a $100 monthly copayment.
- A family is eligible for 12 months.
- A child care provider will be paid the full authorized amount, regardless of attendance. This ensures a child will have a child care slot with the provider.
Visit childcare.mt.gov or contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency to apply
Need More Information?
ARPA Contact Center: 844-406-ARPA (2772)
Email the ARPA Contact Center at arpa.mt.gov
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Eligible Job Categories
- Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing
or Treating Practitioners, All Other - Anesthesiologists
- Assisted Living Center Workers
- Athletic Trainers
- Audiologists
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Certified Nursing Assistants
- Chiropractors
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dentists, All Other Specialists
- Dentists, General
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
- Exercise Physiologists
- Family Medicine Physicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Genetic Counselors
- Health Info Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical
Assistants, & Practitioners - Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
- Hearing Aid Specialists
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Licensed Addiction Counselor
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
- Massage Therapists
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Dosimetrists, Records Specialists, and Health
Technologists and Technicians - Medical Equipment Preparers
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Naturopathic physicians, assistants, and all other related
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Nurse Midwives
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nursing Assistants
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Aides
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Opticians, Dispensing
- Optometrists
- Orderlies
- Orthodontists
- Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Paramedics
- Pediatricians, General
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Aides
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Phlebotomists
- Physical Therapist Aides
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except
Pediatric - Podiatrists
- Psychiatric Aides
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Technicians
- Psychiatrists
- Radiation Therapists
- Radiologic Technologists
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Respiratory Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
- Surgical Technologists
- Therapists, All Other