{"id":28109,"date":"2022-07-18T14:34:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread\/early-educators-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:43:50","slug":"educators-and-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/educators-and-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Educators and Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Strengthen your knowledge and skills with training, coaching, and resources from thread<\/strong>. We’re here to support you as you provide quality care and education to Alaska’s young children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n All thread<\/strong> trainings are free through June 30, 2024! Registration closes 48 hours before the beginning of class.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Log in to the ServicePortal to register for thread<\/strong> training, join the Alaska SEED Registry, and manage your information.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Ready to advance your career? thread <\/strong>is here to support you! Check out our services and resources for early childhood educators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alaska SEED<\/a> helps you track, plan, and pay for your professional development. Join this free registry for early childhood and school-age professionals to become eligible for Alaska SEED’s professional development funding!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Join Alaska SEED Registry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Whether you are starting a new child care program or want to strengthen your current program, thread <\/strong>can help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn & Grow<\/a> provides the tools, resources, and financial supports your program needs to create a high-quality learning environment. It’s free for all early childhood education programs to participate. Enroll today to become the best you can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Enroll in Learn & Grow<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Opt into thread’s <\/strong>NEW texting service to receive training updates, reminders, and other important information in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sign Up for Texts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Create a free thread <\/strong>Tools account and gain access to hundreds of resources and templates to help manage your child care business. One account per program – check in with your administrator for your program’s login and password. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Create My Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sign up for a free subscription to ProSolutions Training! Both you and your staff can pursue professional development at your own pace with more than 100 individual online courses, multi-course packages, and certifications. Child Development Associate (CDA) courses\u00a0offered at a reduced rate. *Please note: If you signed up between October 2024 and January 2025, technical difficulties have delayed your applications. Those issues have been resolved.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sign Up for ProSolutions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n thread <\/strong>is partnering with the Alaska Small Business Development Center<\/a> (SBDC) to bring child care programs 15 free webinars to strengthen business practices. Create an account with the Alaska SBDC for access to these pre-recorded webinars through February 28, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the Webinars<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Early childhood educators are important; we want you to care for your health and wellness. We want to help you be the best YOU that you can be. This year we are giving you a fantastic resource to help you with your health and wellness, at no cost to you\u2026a two-year subscription to Calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Use thread<\/strong>‘s advocacy tool-kit <\/strong>to connect with your legislators on issues affecting your program and Alaska’s young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Dozens of our staff received this award and I heard people at work talk about the significance of this for them and their family–helping with rent, gas, and bills. Some have said that that award helped pay their gas to get to work this past year. Thank you to thread <\/strong>for your work on all of this!” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you so much for our grant for Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Child Care Stabilization. We are rebuilding our program this year and are very excited to report that we have nearly double the enrollment of last year in our program. We are grateful for your continued support of our parent-run, preschool program. Thank you again and we look forward to working with you in the future. Resources for You be the first to know Stay In Touch With thread’s New Texting Service Opt into thread’s NEW texting service to receive training updates, reminders, and other important… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27443,"parent":27253,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28109","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/i> Training Calendar<\/h4>\n\t
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Tools for Your Program<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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TRAINING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Pursue Professional Development at your Own Pace<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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You Are a Strong Voice for Child Care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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CCPO Broadcast: Alaska Announces $7.5 Million in Funding for Child Care Providers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Alaska Young Professionals Summit<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Alaska\u2019s Child Care Potential is Unrealized: The Economic Impact of Early Care & Education<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Stories from the Field<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Stabilizing Child Care in Alaska<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
– Anchorage Program on Alaska SEED ROOTs Awards<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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