Montana offers a separate family/group application route through MAQCS. Its form directory includes child contacts, care plans, incident records and onboarding samples.
Agency: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Child Care Licensing Bureau Paperwork source review: September 14, 2026
Use your print window to print on paper or save as a PDF. The organizer is a planning aid for your files.
Check the form and your provider type.
An official agency form is issued or listed by the agency; that label alone does not establish mandatory use. A required state form is identified as mandatory in the cited instructions. A required record identifies information you must maintain; its format may be flexible. An optional template is a suggested format. Official instructions / portal links explain the application or record process.
Read “Applies to” and “Format and applicability” for each item. Home, group-home, center, local licensing, food-program, and subsidy requirements can differ.
Application & renewal
01
Official instructions / portal
Family and Group Application Information — MAQCS
Submit new, renewal or overlap-care applications.
Applies to
Family and group child care facilities
Who completes it
Applicant/provider
Where it goes
MAQCS online system; follow the family/group checklist.
When to use or update
For initial approval, renewal or requested overlap care.
Format and applicability: Public instructions link to authenticated online application.
Selected official forms and public instructions were reviewed on September 14, 2026. This is a practical starting list, not a complete certification of every record, retention period, local rule, or individual application.
MAQCS application screens were not accessed; use the current online checklist for required uploads.
The infant feeding document contains center wording although linked in the general licensing forms directory; confirm any home-specific implementation questions with licensing.
Use the agency’s current original and revision instructions. Keep confidential child and staff records in your own secure record system.
Use this sheet to check which items apply to your program. A listed item or a checked box does not establish that your program meets licensing requirements.
Program / provider type:
Licensing office / reviewer:
Date checked / rule or packet edition:
Form or instruction
Applies? Yes / No / Ask
Received / completed
Location / next review
1. Family and Group Application Information — MAQCS
2. Insurance Verification Form
3. Emergency Contact and Consent (DPHHS CCL 113)
4. Accident/Injury Report
5. Infant Feeding Plan
6. On-the-Job Facility Overview — Checklist for New Staff
Other local or agency document
Food-program / subsidy documents
Questions and next steps
Ask about required format, signatures, submission, update triggers, and retention. Record the agency’s answer and the person or written source that confirmed it.
Companion to the Montana source review dated September 14, 2026. Provider Path educational planning sheet.
Use your existing tools alongside these sources.
Keep official licensing records with your program’s business records. Provider Path’s editable agreement, handbook, and daily forms can help organize your work; check the state instructions before choosing a format.
