Happy Holidays & thread Schedule

On behalf of thread’s statewide Network team, Happy Holidays! Our offices will be closed for the holidays on: Friday, December ...more

December 20, 2021

CCPO Broadcast: Child Care Relief Funding Update

Broadcast 12/15/2021 Stabilization Grants and Town Hall Meetings, Plan for Relief FundingAlaska Division of Public Assistance, Child Care Program Office ...more

December 16, 2021

Alaska SEED Director Panu Lucier to Retire this Year

Following a long career of public service and leadership in the early childhood education sector, Panu Lucier, director of Alaska ...more

December 14, 2021

CCPO Broadcast: Revised Proposed Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule

The following broadcast was released by the Alaska Child Care Program Office on Dec. 8 2021 In September 2021 the ...more

December 8, 2021

The House Passes the Build Back Better Act

November 19 — Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act with $400 billion for child care and preschool. ...more

November 20, 2021

Holiday Schedule & Warmest Wishes

On behalf of thread’s statewide Network team, Happy Holidays!  thread’s statewide offices, including Juneau, Anchorage, Wasilla, Fairbanks and Kenai, will be closed: Thursday, ...more

November 15, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available for Children Ages 5 to 11

Alaska children ages 5 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Recently, the two-dose pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 ...more

November 11, 2021

November is Military Family Appreciation Month

November is Military Family Appreciation Month, an opportunity to celebrate the sacrifices and contributions that military families have made – ...more

November 4, 2021

November is National Family Literacy Month

Reading is one of the most important early learning activities there is. When a child discovers that sharing a book ...more

November 1, 2021

CCPO Broadcast: Child Care Assistance Program Payments for the Service Month of October 2021 – and Beyond

The Child Care Program Office (CCPO) appreciates your patience as we continue to improve processing time for provider payments and ...more

October 29, 2021