{"id":29495,"date":"2022-10-03T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-copy\/families-copy\/choosing-quality-care-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:22:30","slug":"licensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/families\/choosing-quality-care\/licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center script headings has-red-color has-text-color\">licensed &amp; regulated child care programs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licensed Child Care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thread&#8217;s<\/strong>&nbsp;child care referrals are for licensed and regulated programs only. Licensed and regulated child care programs include child care centers, group homes, and family child care homes,  Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K), and Head Start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to understand a child care license is issued by the State of Alaska Department of Health, or the local municipality, and should not be confused with a business license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a program to become licensed through the State of Alaska or the Municipality of Anchorage, it must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete a federal background check for each provider over the age of 16 present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health &amp; safety standards are met with annual monitoring visits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undergo an annual monitoring visit to ensure standards are met.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure one person with a current CPR and first aid card is on duty at all times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain specific child-to-caregiver ratios determined by the type of care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure each staff member receives 24 hours of child development training per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#F9F9F9;padding-left:5%;padding-right:5%;padding-bottom:5%;padding-top:5%;margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container rounded gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"sidebar-buttons wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/thread\/families\/choosing-quality-care\/at-a-glance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quality Child Care at a Glance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/thread\/families\/family-resources\/reporting-concerns\/\">Reporting Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Approved Care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Approved care<strong> <\/strong>is a caregiver exempt from licensing who may or may not be related to the children in care and who is qualified through the State of Alaska Child Care Assistance Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#F9F9F9;padding-left:2.5%;padding-right:2.5%;padding-bottom:7%;padding-top:7%;margin-top:7%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container banner-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing Quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alaska&#8217;s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn &amp; Grow<\/a> is Alaska\u2019s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS), one of many such systems across the nation.<strong> <\/strong>Its mission is to advance the quality of early care and learning to foster the success of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn &amp; Grow provides families a way to gauge the program quality. When you see a program is enrolled in Learn &amp; Grow, you know it has made a commitment to continuous quality improvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn &amp; Grow includes five levels of progressive program quality that incorporates the following four quality standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Administration &amp; Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staff Qualifications &amp; Professional Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationships &amp; Learning Environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family Engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Programs enrolled in Learn &amp; Grow receive support from <strong>thread <\/strong>to advance through the levels of quality. These programs are distinguished by an icon in <strong>thread&#8217;s <\/strong>child care referrals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Accreditation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Accreditation is another way to gauge the quality of a program. Accredited programs have voluntarily measured themselves against a set of standards set by a national accreditation system. Programs ensure practice of quality standards guided by evidence-based criteria. Some accrediting associations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nafcc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National&nbsp;Association&nbsp;of&nbsp;Family Child&nbsp;Care<\/a> (NAFCC) for family child care programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Association for the Education of Young Children<\/a> (NAEYC) for child care centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acacamps.org\/accreditation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Camp Association<\/a> (ACA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>licensed &amp; regulated child care programs Licensed Child Care thread&#8217;s&nbsp;child care referrals are for licensed and regulated programs only. 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