{"id":37155,"date":"2020-05-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-revises-policies-during-covid-19-3\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:10:06","slug":"learn-grow-revises-policies-during-covid-19-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-revises-policies-during-covid-19-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn &amp; Grow Revises Policies during COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=en&amp;tl=es&amp;u=%20\/thread-blog\/learn-grow-revises-policies-during-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traducci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Thank you to Learn &amp; Grow early childhood education programs that are working every day to improve the quality of child care for Alaska&#8217;s youngest<br \/>\nchildren and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes for early childhood education programs. Learn &amp; Grow recognizes programs are facing hard business decisions<br \/>\nrelated to COVID-19 crisis. As a result, we understand programs may not be able to fully participate in Learn &amp; Grow at this time.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve worked hard to achieve your Learn &amp; Grow status.<\/p>\n<p>To honor this work, Learn &amp; Grow announces the following updates to the policies and procedures during the COVID-19 crisis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn &amp; Grow will extend program deadlines and timelines as needed to support your continued participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Learn &amp; Grow status will remain active unless your program permanently closes. That means you will continue to be a Learn &amp; Grow program<br \/>\nthroughout this crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>thread <\/strong>staff will be there for you remotely by phone and\/or zoom conferencing. Please consult your<strong> thread<\/strong> professional<br \/>\ndevelopmental specialist if your program needs assistance with training, renewals, or initial verifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a reminder, all <strong>thread <\/strong>trainings are free through the end of June and are available online statewide. Visit <a href=\"\/thread\/educators-and-programs\/training\/\"><strong>thread\u2019s <\/strong>training calendar<\/a> for available times and topics.<\/p>\n<p>If you have did not receive notification of<strong> thread\u2019s<\/strong> COVID-19 Quality Initiative funding, please <a href=\"\/thread-blog\/thread-announces-covid-19-quality-initiative-to-support-child-care-programs\">click here<\/a> to apply. 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