Happy Holidays

Happy Holiday Season from thread: A Time for Community, Support, and Celebration.

Slide – Advocacy Survey

Enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card when you take our Alaska child care advocacy survey!

Slide – Quality Initiatives

Applications are open until Dec. 23, 2024 for thread’s Quality Initiatives, through which child care programs set goals, complete professional development, and receive financial supports.

Slide – Symposium Series

Earn 6 hours in a full day of training! Register in the ServicePortal.
JUNEAU • February 8
HOMER • March 22
FAIRBANKS • April 5
KODIAK • May 17

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thread’s mission

thread is Alaska’s Child Care Resource & Referral organization, working to advance the quality of early education and child development by empowering parents, educating child care professionals, and collaborating with our communities.

Resources FOR You

EMPOWERING FAMILIES

Request a Referral

Not sure how you get started finding child care? Request a customized child care referral by submitting the form below. A thread staff member will contact you.

Referral Request Form

supporting THE FIELD of early childhood education

Keep Calm and Care On

We are celebrating early educators with a free subscription to Calm. Get yours today!

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collaborating WITH business & COMMUNITIES

Starting a New Child Care Business

Ready to open your own child care program? thread can help! Start with these steps.

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Policy & Advocacy

thread is Alaska’s leading voice on child care. A strong child care system is vital for Alaska – it supports all other industries working! But child care issues are impacting our families, communities, and economy.

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Improving Quality

thread houses and manages these statewide systems to improve child care quality by delivering ongoing professional development to early educators and quality improvement supports to programs.

thread’s Partners