{"id":12655,"date":"2020-12-29T19:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T04:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/covid19-resource-center\/covid-19-quality-initiative-2-copy-2"},"modified":"2023-06-14T09:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T17:40:37","slug":"annual-report-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/about-thread\/financials\/annual-reports\/annual-report-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report FY20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FY20 thread<\/strong><\/span> Annual Report<\/span> | Child Care is No Small Matter<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n
Letter from thread’s CEO <\/span><\/strong><\/summary>
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\"\"At thread<\/strong>, we\u2019ve always known that early childhood education is “No Small Matter.”  Events over the past year have brought to light just<\/em> how critical child care is as an infrastructure support for Alaska’s working families and economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the pandemic, thread<\/strong> had increased efforts to shift Alaska\u2019s child care conversation towards long-term change in support of families having access to affordable, quality child care. In October 2019, more than 150 people attended thread\u2019s<\/strong> third Economic Impact Summit on Early Care & Learning where we shared the latest research and stories, and engaged in design thinking around the issues of child care.  One highlight of the Summit was the Anchorage debut of the national child care film \u201cNo Small Matter,\u201d along with keynote sessions with the filmmakers to spark local engagement on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When COVID-19 disrupted the daily lives of all Alaskans in early 2020, thread<\/strong> was honored to be in a position to advocate for, and support the early childhood education sector and families due to our work in previous years.  As communities moved into lock down, most child care programs stayed open caring for children of first responders, healthcare workers, and others. Since the onset, Alaska\u2019s early childhood education sector has embraced the unknown, adapting to rapidly changing conditions, and finding creative solutions to evolving challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this annual report you\u2019ll discover how thread<\/strong> not only celebrated and supported our critical early childhood education sector, but how child care is still \u201cNo Small Matter\u201d and remains our focus today. Child care programs are still struggling through COVID, and Alaska’s economic recovery depends on these businesses being there for families on the other side of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past year has been memorable, but together we are making it through. Our hope is that you continue to join us in this imperative work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your partnership in supporting Alaska\u2019s early childhood education sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I am very thankful for having thread’s<\/strong> quality help. Each time I’ve called for assistance I was treated like my family is very important. All my questions were answered without any hesitation. I’m a new mom and feeling comfortable and confident in my child care search was all thanks to thread<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/div>

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