Montana Early Childhood Advisory Council
The Montana Early Childhood Advisory Council provides leadership and advocacy assuring access to quality early childhood and school-age care and education for all children, their families and their communities.
Guiding Principles
Statewide Early Childhood Advisory Council
(Adopted January 13, 1998)
- Quality early care and education strengthens children, families and communities.
- Early Care and Education is a need in all Montana communities.
- Every family has equal access to affordable, quality child care that is appropriate for their needs.
- Some families need assistance in paying for child care.
- Child care regulations and training promote quality.
- Cultural diversity is respected.
- Early care and education services need to be linked for maximum effectiveness.
- Early care and education is a profession.
- Care cannot be separated from education.
Meeting Minutes
MECAC Members
Name |
Affiliation |
City |
| Alma Young | Tribal/Fort Belknap | Harlem |
| Ann Tribby | Resource & Referral Network | Miles City |
| Barb Perzinski | WoRC | Billings |
| Barbara Bacon | Tribal/Rocky Boy | Box Elder |
| Becky Fleming-Seibenaler | QAD - Child Care Licensing | Helena |
| Carrie Leu | CACFP | Helena |
| Cindy O'Dell | Early Childhood Higher Education Consortium | Big Fork |
| Connie Sturgis | MCCA | Sidney |
| Dale Mahugh | Northwestern Energy | Butte |
| Dan McCarthy | OPI | Helena |
| David Cook | Provider | Missoula |
| Delauria Walks Ceasley | Tribal/Crow | Crow Agency |
| Doris Running Crane | Tribal/Blackfeet | Browning |
| Jeanette Hall | MtAEYC | Bozeman |
| Jeanne Christopher | Tribal/Salish-Kootenai | Pablo |
| Judy Kendall | CACFP Sponsor | Missoula |
| Kim Whiteman | Parent | Lame Deer |
| Libby Hancock | Early Childhood Career Development | Bozeman |
| Lynn Fawcett | Family Child Care | Kalispell |
| Mary Jane Standaert | Head Start/State Collaboration | Helena |
| Melissa Faber | Public Assistance Bureau | Helena |
| Roy Kemp | QAD Child Care Licensing | Helena |
| Russ Tempel | County Commission | Chester |
| Patty West | Welfare Reform/TANF County Director | Hamilton |
| Sandra Morris | Services for the Disabled | Missoula |
| Sheilah Mevis | MT CCR&R Network | Helena |
| Shelly Fischer | Child Care Centers | Butte |
| Shelly Meyer | Public Health/Child Care Health Consultant | Missoula |
| Stephanie Goetz | QAD - Child Care Licensing | Helena |
| Susan Carlson | Montana Head Start Association | Browning |
| Terry Minow | Organized Labor -MEA-MFT | Helena |
| Veronica Small-Eastman | Legislature - House of Representatives | Lodge Grass |
| Viola Wood | Tribal/Fort Peck | Poplar |
