Alaska's Parent Action Center

Do you want to be involved in local policy decisions that affect you and your family?  The Alaska Parent Action Center brings parents from communities across Alaska together to advocate for increased access to affordable, high quality early care and education opportunities for all Alaskan children. Join Alaska's Parent Action Center.
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thread Kicks Off 25 Anniversary Celebrations!

thread is celebrating twenty-five years providing quality early education and child care referral information to families throughout Alaska. Our anniversary theme: Growing through Generations represents both our connection to our history as an organization and the recognition of the importance early education has to our future generations.
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Warm-Line Services

Caring for children can be overwhelming. thread staffs a warm-line for parents and early care educators, with an Early Childhood Specialist who can provide individualized child development information, discipline suggestions, or other supports.

The warm-line is a support line around parenting techniques and child development issues. We do not provide ongoing counseling; however we will provide referrals to other appropriate agencies if callers are in the midst of a crisis or need more comprehensive social service assistance.

Contact your regional thread office for warm-line services.

thread Library Membership

If you are in need of books, resources, or materials come check out thread’s Lending Library branch near you. We have over 3,000 books, magazines, journals, video tapes, audio tapes, CD/ROMS and other materials. Library membership is free.  If you live in a rural Alaska community, materials can be mailed to you.  For membership and location information, visit your regional Network office Lending Library

Interior/Northernhttp://www.alaskacares.org/library.html  

Southcentral:  To learn more about the library, please call (907) 563-1966.

Southeast: http://www.aeyc-sea.org/lendinglibrary.htm

 

Daily Parent: Download this free Parent National Newsletter from NACCRRA. 

http://www.childcareaware.org/en/subscriptions/dailyparent/