2011 UPDATE! Economic Impact of Early Education and Child Care Services in Alaska
"America under-invests in the early years of its disadvantaged children. Redirecting additional funds toward the early years, is a sound investment in the productivity and safety of our society," Nobel Laureate James Heckman. Read thread's updated 2011 Economic Impact of Early Education and Child Care Services in Alaska report.
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thread Joins Over Hundred Community Events To Showcase: Babies on Track!
More than 160 premiere events will showcase Best Beginnings' Babies on Track, a 14-minute DVD for parents highlighting early learning and healthy brain development. The DVD and accompanying baby board books provide at-home and convenient ways to interact with your children. 7,500 sets of the DVD and board books will be distributed free throughout Alaska to families with children under 2 years of age.
Babies on Track focuses on brain development that happens in our earliest years, before 3 years old. This is a time when talking, conversation, singing and other language are critical to a baby's healthy development. The video introduces this model: T = Talk R = Respond A = Ask questions C = Connect K = Keep at it S = Sing and tell stories thread will be hosting and participating in Babies on Track premieres throughout the state, including in these communities: Fairbanks: Join the Northern / Interior thread office for their Babies on Track Premiere on March 1st, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Snacks will be provided and a door prize is up for grabs! For more information, please contact Stacie Dublin at sdublin@thrivalaska.com. Anchorage: thread's southcentral office will host a Babies on Track Premiere on March 1st, from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the thread 2nd floor conference room at the Success by 6 building. Join thread staff for the premier, fun activities and a door prize! Please contact Amanda Hutchins at ahutchins@threadalaska.org for more information. Juneau: AEYC - SEA will be showing Babies On Track as a general session activity on March 30tth, at the annual AYEC Early Childhood Conference in Juneau at Centennial Hall. For more information, please contact Lauren at lbrooks@aeyc-sea.org. Kenai: Join thread staff and the Greater Kenai / Soldotna Imagination Library at a Babies on Track movie premiere on March 3rd at the Central Peninsula Hospital from 10:00am until 12:00pm. Enjoy family-friendly activities and a free Babies on Track gift pack to the first 75 families with children under 2 years of age. For more information please contact Sadie Updike at supdike@threadalaska.org Kodiak: thread staff will be partnering with the Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) on week-long events highlighting Babies on Track, starting February 24th through March 3rd. Visit thread's community events page for a detailed schedule of the events and join the finale event of the week at a public premiere of Babies on Track at the Kodiak Public Library from 12:00pm-1:00pm. For more information, please contact kstewart@threadalaska.org
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