Our Core Beliefs About Supporting Families
At Kaleidoscope Kids, we believe strong families are at the heart of strong communities. By lifting up caregivers and creating inclusive support systems, we help every child thrive.
Caregivers Are a Vital Source of Strength:
Caregivers bring deep knowledge, lived experience, and love. Their guidance plays a powerful role in helping new parents become confident advocates for their children.
Professionals Are Trusted Partners
When families and professionals come together with respect, shared wisdom, and mutual support, children benefit in lasting and meaningful ways.
We Celebrate All Families
When families and professionals come together with respect, shared wisdom, and mutual support, children benefit in lasting and meaningful ways.
Families Drive Awareness and Change
Families play a critical role in shaping public policy and raising awareness around disability, equity, and inclusion. Their voices are essential in building a better, more informed society.
Empowered Parents Inspire Empowered Children
When parents model self-advocacy, they show their children how to dream boldly, speak confidently, and believe in their own potential.
Why Family Support Matters:
Supporting families with young children with disabilities is not just important—it’s transformative. By uplifting caregivers, we create lasting change for children, communities, and generations to come.
Caregiver Advocacy Resources
Learn more about how you can advocate and support families and caregivers of young children with disabilities through the following organizations:
Montana Milestones
Part C of the IDEA Early Intervention Program
Montana’s comprehensive system of early intervention services and supports for families who have infants or toddlers, from birth through three who have significant developmental delays or disabilities or have been diagnosed with an established condition associated with significant delays in development.
Montana Empowerment Center
We envision that individuals and families with children and young adults with disabilities will have the information, resources and support they need to make informed and empowered choices.
ZERO to FIVE Montana: Montana Parent Voice
A statewide parent advocacy network dedicated solely to increasing awareness related to critical early childhood issues in Montana. It is a place for families to come together, learn, and take action for the early childhood system we all want to see for our children.
