{"id":37700,"date":"2023-04-07T00:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T08:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/thread-applauds-governor-dunleavys-child-care-task-force-announcement-2\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T00:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T08:55:57","slug":"thread-applauds-governor-dunleavys-child-care-task-force-announcement-2","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/thread-applauds-governor-dunleavys-child-care-task-force-announcement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>thread Applauds Governor Dunleavy\u2019s Child Care Task Force Announcement<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April 6, 2023 &#8211; <strong>thread<\/strong>, Alaska\u2019s Child Care Resource &amp; Referral organization, applauds Governor Mike Dunleavy\u2019s announcement today to establish a child care task force.&nbsp; The Administrative Order (AO346) signed by the Governor today takes effect immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child care is a pressing need across Alaska which is impacting the state\u2019s workforce and economy, and children\u2019s readiness for school. The new task force is charged with developing a plan to improve the availability and affordability of quality child care throughout Alaska.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery child, every family and every community deserves to have access to high-quality, affordable child care,\u201d said Stephanie Berglund,<strong> thread<\/strong>\u2019s CEO.&nbsp; \u201cHigh-quality child care keeps children safe and healthy, and helps them to develop the skills they need for school success.&nbsp; It is also an essential service, supporting a family\u2019s ability to work.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child care is a complex issue with many facets, from the high cost that parents pay to the underpaid workforce to the cost of high-quality care.&nbsp; Federal relief funding has shown that investment in child care pays off for retaining early educators and keeping child care businesses open.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>thread<\/strong> has been advocating for sustainable solutions for child care that engage both the private and public sector, and align to the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/earlychildhoodalaska.com\/strategic-plan-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Early Childhood Strategic Plan<\/a>,\u201d said Lindsie Mills, President of <strong>thread<\/strong>\u2019s Board of Directors. \u201cThe Governor\u2019s announcement today prioritizes this issue for our state and puts us on a path to finding solutions together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Governor\u2019s Task Force will consist of 11 voting members, including eight who are not state officials, two ex-officio members and one advisory member.&nbsp; To support the task force work, a new cost of care study and a workforce study will be conducted, and the market rate survey will be updated.&nbsp; The initial report is due to the Governor by December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child care is an issue that impacts all Alaskans and will only be solved with the involvement of all Alaskans.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWe are excited that the conversation is being raised and more partners are being invited to the table,\u201d said Berglund.&nbsp; \u201cWe are optimistic for our children\u2019s future.\u201d &nbsp;<strong>thread<\/strong> also extends special thanks to the State of&nbsp;Alaska Department of Health and the Child Care Program Office as well as the Alaska Chamber of Commerce for their work in this area. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the Governor\u2019s press release <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.alaska.gov\/governor-dunleavy-establishes-task-force-on-child-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36943,"template":"","news_tags":[45,27,47],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37700","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tags-advocacy","news_tags-alaska","news_tags-early-childhood-education-programs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>thread Applauds Governor Dunleavy\u2019s Child Care Task Force Announcement - 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\/thread-applauds-governor-dunleavys-child-care-task-force-announcement-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"thread Applauds Governor Dunleavy\u2019s Child Care Task Force Announcement - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April 6, 2023 &#8211; thread, Alaska\u2019s Child Care Resource &amp; Referral organization, applauds Governor Mike Dunleavy\u2019s announcement today to establish a child care task force.&nbsp; The Administrative Order (AO346) signed... 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