{"id":37152,"date":"2019-11-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-continues-to-improve-for-alaska-s-early-childhood-programs-3\/"},"modified":"2019-11-04T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T18:00:00","slug":"learn-grow-continues-to-improve-for-alaska-s-early-childhood-programs-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-continues-to-improve-for-alaska-s-early-childhood-programs-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn &amp; Grow Continues to Improve for Alaska\u2019s Early Childhood Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p><strong>Learn &amp; Grow<\/strong>, Alaska\u2019s Quality Recognition &amp; Improvement System (QRIS), launched in the summer of 2016 to provide early childhood<br \/>\neducation (ECE) programs with comprehensive resources and supports to improve their quality of care<span>. Since then, more than 140 child care programs have enrolled in Learn &amp; Grow and are committed to following a path to continuous quality improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Learn &amp; Grow promotes quality improvement for ECE programs, the system is also improving based on feedback from participating programs.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning November 1, Learn &amp; Grow is pleased to announce exciting updates for new and current programs! These updates include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All biennial licensed programs are now eligible to enroll, including Early Head Start, Head Start and Pre-Elementary programs.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/threadalaska.businesscatalyst.com\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Learn-Grow-Quality-Activities-3.17.21_v2.pdf\">Level 1 and Level 2 Quality Activities<\/a>            are easier for programs and educators to achieve.<\/li>\n<li>*All Learn &amp; Grow training offered by <strong>thread\u2019s <\/strong>Professional Development Specialists are FREE.<\/li>\n<li>Level 2 training completed outside of <strong>thread <\/strong>may be eligible for Alaska SEED reimbursement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*exception with program on-site trainings.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn &amp; Grow Gets Results for Programs &amp; Children<\/h3>\n<p>One of the many benefits of programs enrolling in Learn &amp; Grow is the professional development opportunities offered to early educators looking to<br \/>\nadvance their skills. These opportunities range from educators taking training on early childhood development to receiving technical assistance to<br \/>\ndevelop a classroom plan, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Learn &amp; Grow, I knew we all felt compassion for the children in our care,\u201d said Robin O\u2019Mara, director of Joy Child Development Center. \u201cBut<br \/>\nthe piece we were missing was the education. With the training, coaching and professional development opportunities, I feel really proud of the changes<br \/>\nour program has gone through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children at Learn &amp; Grow programs benefit from what their teachers are learning with the latest information and standards for child care.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits to Families<\/h3>\n<p>For families, choosing an early childhood education program is an important decision. Families are looking for quality environments that foster learning,<br \/>\npromote child development and support a child\u2019s unique skills and culture. Learn &amp; Grow allows families to better evaluate child care options and<br \/>\nhelps them to choose a high quality program for their children.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the list of currently enrolled Learn &amp; Grow programs <a href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/for-educators\/become-a-program\/programs-participating-in-learn-grow\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Join now!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>With these exciting changes and benefits, now is the time to enroll in Learn &amp; Grow!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/for-educators\/become-a-program\/programs-participating-in-learn-grow\">more than 140 statewide programs<\/a>    already enrolled and help advance the quality of early care and learning in Alaska!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button secondary\" href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/for-educators\/become-a-program\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[30],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37152","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry","news_tags-learn_and_grow_qris"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn &amp; Grow Continues to Improve for Alaska\u2019s Early Childhood Programs - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-continues-to-improve-for-alaska-s-early-childhood-programs-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn &amp; Grow Continues to Improve for Alaska\u2019s Early Childhood Programs - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn &amp; Grow, Alaska\u2019s Quality Recognition &amp; Improvement System (QRIS), launched in the summer of 2016 to provide early childhood education (ECE) programs with comprehensive resources and supports to improve... 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