Help Support Quality Early Education

Join Newsletter

thread provides referrals to child care programs only, we do not provide recommendations. Parents are encouraged to visit and interview providers before making a final decision about their child care. Please see a sample plan and simple steps you can follow in your search for child care in the "plan for child care search." Family services are provided free of charge, including referrals, library use, and consumer information.

Try thread's online child care referral service by clicking here.

After using this service, please tell us what you thought by taking a short survey.

How thread's referral service works

thread’s Family Services department helps families find child care by conducting an individualized search from our child care database which includes types of programs such as family child care homes, centers, preschool programs, Head Start programs and more. Our database includes early care and education programs and settings located throughout Alaska.

We search by family’s specific needs including the child’s age, location, desired program type, transportation options, and other factors important to your family. We can also answer many important questions about the child care programs in our database such as vacancies, fees, policies, caregiver experience, and types of activities available.

Along with referrals, we highly recommend downloading the Quality Care Booklet which includes information on quality care tips and tools for finding a provider that best fits your families' needs. We also have provided a sample plan for finding quality child care and some simple steps you can follow to help you find the best child care fit for your family.

There are several easy ways to access early care and education referrals:

• Contact the thread office nearest you
• Download the form found here
• E-mail or fax your local thread office
• Try our online referral service here

For child care referral support or to speak to someone in person, please click here for your regional thread office contact information.

(61 KB)	Child Care Referral Request Form thread Child Care Referral Request Form. Upon completion, please submit your request form to your regional thread office listed in the document.
(1938 KB)	Quality Early Care & Education: A Guide for Alaska's Families thread understands families want the best for their children. We encourage you to use this guide along with our staff support and website to assist you in understanding and finding quality child care.
(665 KB)	Cuidado y Educación Temprana de Calidad Cuidado y Educación Temprana de Calidad
(170 KB)	Alaska IN! for Special Needs Application Packet Application for families and child care providers for the Alaska IN! program.
(34 KB)	Plan for Child Care Search Simple steps to follow in your search for child care

  Printer Friendly Version