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Happy Holiday Season from thread: A Time for Community, Support, and Celebration.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Slide – Advocacy Survey<\/div>

Enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card when you take our Alaska child care advocacy survey!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Slide – Quality Initiatives<\/div>

Applications are open until Dec. 23, 2024 for thread’s Quality Initiatives, through which child care programs set goals, complete professional development, and receive financial supports.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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thread<\/strong> is Alaska’s Child Care Resource & Referral organization, working to advance the quality of early education and child development by empowering parents, educating child care professionals, and collaborating with our communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EMPOWERING FAMILIES <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Request a Referral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Not sure how you get started finding child care? Request a customized child care referral by submitting the form below. A thread <\/strong>staff member will contact you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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supporting THE FIELD of early childhood education<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Keep Calm and Care On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We are celebrating early educators with a free subscription to Calm. Get yours today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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collaborating WITH business & COMMUNITIES <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Starting a New Child Care Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ready to open your own child care program? thread <\/strong>can help! Start with these steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Policy & Advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

thread <\/strong>is Alaska’s leading voice on child care. A strong child care system is vital for Alaska – it supports all other industries working! But child care issues are impacting our families, communities, and economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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