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Home > Families > Frequently Asked Questions About Early Care

What does quality early care and education look and feel like?

thread staff can explain the different types of early care and education available in the community, and offer suggestions for interviewing, selecting and monitoring early care and education programs. Whether choosing a family early care and education program or a early care and education center, thread encourages parents to be selective.

Below are some tools to help guide parent’s search for quality early care and education:

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(176 KB)	Network Quality Indicators Is This the Right Place for My Child? - 38 Research-Based Indicators of High-Quality Child Care. This checklist is excerpted from Is This the Right Place for My Child?, a publication of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).
(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.

NOTE: Many of the documents are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. Acrobat Reader software may be downloaded for free from Adobe Systems, Inc.

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