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FAQs for thread's COVID-19 Quality Initiative 2 and Alaska SEED ROOTS Award
Thank you to the early childhood and afterschool/school-age education programs that have applied for thread's COVID-19 Quality Initiative 2. thread received hundreds...more
November 02, 2020
Vote for Kids this Election Season
As a nonpartisan organization, thread advocates for all families to have access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education. There is a lot...more
November 02, 2020
Apply Now for the COVID-19 Alaska SEED ROOTS Award
thread and Alaska SEED are pleased to offer a statewide opportunity for Alaska’s early childhood educators. The COVID-19 Alaska SEED ROOTS (Retaining...more
October 28, 2020
Give Your Feedback on Proposed Amendments to Early Learning Guidelines
The State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is considering adopting State of Alaska Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) regulation...more
October 26, 2020
Child Care Program Office Broadcast: 2020 Market Price Survey Notice
The following broadcast was released by the Alaska Child Care Program Office on Oct. 28, 2020 The Child Care Program Office (CCPO) is committed to continual...more
October 25, 2020
Creative Ways to Celebrate Halloween
Each year, Alaska’s neighborhoods are a buzz with costumes and families trick-or-treating with their children, going door to door and receiving Halloween ...more
October 23, 2020
Early & Absentee In-Person Voting Begins Today!
There is a lot at stake this election season with children and families at the center of many policy discussions. For Alaskans looking to get...more
October 19, 2020
Yale Study Finds Child Care Programs Are Very Low Risk for COVID-19 Transmission
Child Care Aware of America recently released the results from Yale University’s first large-scale study of the early childhood education ...more
October 17, 2020