The Montana Early Childhood Education Knowledge Base (2022) represents a core body of knowledge, skills, values and dispositions all early childhood educators must demonstrate to effectively support the development, learning and well-being of all young children and their families.
Knowledge Base Content Area
Child Development
- Active, Willful, Curious, Unpredictable Two-Year-Old Children
- Alzheimer's Storybook-Using Story books to teach children and adults about Alzheimer's *Fully Automated
- Around the Table *Fully Automated
- Balanced Blood Sugar for a Balanced Life *Fully Automated
- Brain Foods
- Building Curriculum *Fully Automated
- Building Skills and Safe Spaces
- Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandatory Reporting
- Creating Nurturing Mealtimes: Overcoming Reluctant Eating *Fully Automated
- Developing Competent Eaters *Fully Automated
- Early Childhood Essentials
- Food Safety in Child Care
- Gluten Free Guide *Fully Automated
- Growing Healthy Youngsters from Seed to Plate *Fully Automated
- Healthy Smiles: Promoting Oral Health in Child Care
- Health and Safety Overview for Family, Friend, and Neighbor
- Health and Safety Review 2022-2025 *Not the New Staff Orientation
- High Energy with High Fiber *Fully Automated
- Hot Cheetos and Fruit Loops: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Impacts of Food Processing on Child Nutrition and Health *Fully Automated
- How Boys and Girls Learn Differently *Fully Automated
- Inclusion 1 and 2 Enrollment Information
- Inexpensive, Safe, Learning and Play Activity Tips from Ms. Sue! *Fully Automated
- Infant Safety Essentials
- Introduction to Reggio Emilia *Fully Automated
- Introduction to Skilled Therapy in a Care Provider Facility and Red Flag Warnings *Fully Automated
- Intuitive Eating and Body Positivity in the Classroom *Fully Automated
- Let’s Think About It! Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in Early Childhood
- Lil’ Kids Cook Too! *Fully Automated
- Look Who’s Talking: Language Development in Infants and Toddlers *Fully Automated
- Look Who’s Talking Too: Language and Literacy Development in Preschoolers *Fully Automated
- Medication Administration in Child Care Part 1 *Fully Automated
- Medication Administration in Child Care Part 2
- Mental Health Resilience for Child Care Workers*Fully Automated
- M’mm-M’mm Good! Creative Snacks! *Fully Automated
- Montana Early Learning Standards
- Montana Moves *Fully Automated
- Mood and Food *Fully Automated
- New Staff Health and Safety Orientation
- Not Your Grandma’s Pressure Cooker!
- Pathway to Kindergarten
- Pillars of Health *Fully Automated
- Sensory Eating *Fully Automated
- Sources, Signals, and Solutions: Food Allergies and Intolerances *Fully Automated
- Staying Healthy *Fully Automated
- Terrific Twos: A Survival Guide *Fully Automated
- “THAT’S SCARY!” Supporting Young Children During Scary Times *Fully Automated
- The Importance of Healthy Fats for Developing Minds and Bodies *Fully Automated
- The Sweet and Sour on Sugar *Fully Automated
- Together We Grow
- Top Tips for Tiny Tummies
- Tune in to Temperament: Supporting children’s development by looking through a temperament lens *Fully Automated
- Vegetable Variety *Fully Automated
Family and Community Partnership
- Best Beginnings Scholarship Basics for Providers *Fully Automated
- Building Partnerships with Families *Fully Automated
- Developmental Screening: Develop a process to identify and support individual child development, promote family engagement, and enhance program quality
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 1*Fully Automated
- Family Child Care Contracts and Policies *Fully Automated
- Family Child Care Marketing *Fully Automated
- Follow the Rules! Classroom Management in Early Childhood *Fully Automated
- Full Spectrum Support
- How to Make a Profit in Child Care *Fully Automated
- Inclusion 1 and 2 Enrollment Information
- Mental Health Resilience for Child Care Workers*Fully Automated
- Stretching Your Food Dollars *Fully Automated
- Stretching Your Food Dollars Two: A Practical Guide *Fully Automated
- Supporting Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness
Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
Teaching and Engagement
- Behavior and Classroom Management Through a Gender Lens *Fully Automated
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 1 *Fully Automated
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 2 *Fully Automated
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 3 *Fully Automated
- 5x5: Five Key Learning Approaches in the First Five Years *Fully Automated
- Inclusion 1 and 2 Enrollment Information
- Introduction to the Pyramid Model
- Mental Health Resilience for Child Care Workers*Fully Automated
- Positive Guidance in Early Childhood Settings *Fully Automated
- The Sandbox Project *Fully Automated
- Trauma-Informed Care and The Pyramid Model *Fully Automated
- What’s With This Biting?
Curriculum and Learning Environment
- A Beautiful Mess: Art for Infants and Toddlers
- Book Buddies *Fully Automated
- Building Skills Through Block Play *Fully Automated
- Deliberate Designs - Learning and Play Environments *Fully Automated
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 1*Fully Automated
- E-Pyramid Model Birth-5 Module 2*Fully Automated
- Exceptional Early Childhood Environments *Fully Automated
- Gettin’ Out There: The How, Why, and Where of Field Trips
- It’s Not Magic: Using Curriculum and Assessment
- Let’s Do a Project! – Including The Project Approach in the Early Childhood Curriculum *Fully Automated
- Loose Parts - Explorations with Infants and Toddlers
- Loose Parts - Inspired Play Experiences with Found Objects
- Loose Parts - STEM Explorations *Fully Automated
- Making Math Count *Fully Automated
- Montessori Math: What is it any way? *Fully Automated
- No Child Left Inside! *Fully Automated
- Open Ended Art: The Power of the Process *Fully Automated
- Outdoor Environments *Fully Automated
- Print It! Early Literacy Printing Activities *Fully Automated
- Read It! Early Literacy Reading Activities *Fully Automated
- Responsive Lesson Planning for Infants and Toddlers *Fully Automated
- Strategies for Teaching our Youngest Boys and Girls *Fully Automated
- Strike a Spark! Learning Experiences that Spark Young Children’s Interests! *Fully Automated
- The Sandbox Project *Fully Automated
- The Secret of the Child: The Montessori Philosophy *Fully Automated
- Write It! Early Literacy Writing Activities *Fully Automated
Professionalism
- Budgeting and Saving for Family Child Care Providers *Fully Automated
- Compliance Matters: FLSA Rules for Child Care Employers *Fully Automated
- Discussing Equity in Early Childhood Education *Fully Automated
- Employee Recruitment and Retention *Fully Automated
- Ethics in Early Childhood Education *Fully Automated
- Family Child Care Record Keeping and Taxes *Fully Automated
- For Directors: Staffing, Setting expectations, Communication, Observation, and Feedback *Fully Automated
- Foundations for Trainers
- Full Spectrum Support
- How to Create a Child Care Business Plan *Fully Automated
- I DO THAT! Linking Early Childhood Theories to Practice *Fully Automated
- Inclusion 1 and 2 Enrollment Information
- Is This Appropriate? Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education
- Leading the Way: Defining Your Leadership Role in Early Childhood *Fully Automated
- Marketing Community and Family Engagement in Child Care Programs *Fully Automated
- Mental Health Resilience for Child Care Workers*Fully Automated
- Parent and Employee Handbooks: The policies and procedures you should include in both
- Program Management Essentials *Fully Automated
- Small Business Resiliency *Fully Automated
- Training Strategies
- Train That Brain *Fully Automated
- Trauma-Informed Care and The Pyramid Model *Fully Automated
- Twelve-Minute Risk Management *Fully Automated
- Understanding Income, Expenses, & Record Keeping for reporting to the IRS *Fully Automated
- Wellness: Taking Care of Yourself *Fully Automated
- What’s Your Intention? Applying Intentionality to Your Early Childhood Practice *Fully Automated
- YIKES Disaster Planning: Emergency Preparedness
- Your Road to Leadership as an Early Childhood Educator *Fully Automated
- Your Road to Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator *Fully Automated
Last modified: Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 2:49 PM