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thread supports new National Survey of Early Care and Education

The goal of the study (sponsored by the U.S. Department of  Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families) is to provide an updated overview of families’ needs of child care in 50 states and the District of Columbia, incluindg Family, Friend, Neighbor and Nanny (FFNN) care and child care staff. Project staff will contact Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, like thread, in the local study communities to ask for support in getting the word out to providers. The survey will be conducted December 2011 through May 2012.
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Support & Funding

The training and/or education an early educator receives often correlates with the quality of care children receive. thread provides support and funding to individuals and programs to meet their training needs. Specifically, thread provides:

  • Financial resources to individuals who are working to increase their skills and knowledge and in some instances to programs who are making quality improvements.
  • Training, technical assistance, materials, and in some instances access to additional funding to ensure early educators have the confidence and expertise to provide high quality services for all children in their care.
  • Information about AK IN!, which provides enhanced early care and education referrals to families who have children with special needs.
  • Child Care Assistance (CCA) services through Thrivalaska in Fairbanks and the Northern / Interior region of Alaska.  For more information, please email thread@thrivalaska.com or call 907.479.2212 or toll free 866.878.2273.
  • Child Nutrition Program (CNP) helps school districts and other programs provide quality nutrition programs so that our families are well-nourished, healthy and our children are ready to learn.



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