Help Me Grow Transition

thread continued to deliver Help Me Grow Alaska call center services then transitioned services to the All Alaska Pediatric Partnership.  ...more

February 19, 2021

Let’s Have a Book Party!

  thread’s 13th annual Book Party in the Park was held in Anchorage.  More than 7,000 gently used books were ...more

February 19, 2021

We Love Your Spirit, Rain or Shine

Celebrated Provider Appreciation Day statewide with a virtual gratitude wall and video message to Alaska’s early educators.

February 19, 2021

Child Care in Film

  A viewing of the national film No Small Matter , followed by Q&A with the filmmakers was held at the ...more

February 19, 2021

And the Winner is…

  Many thread training workshops were delivered at the Anchorage Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  During the ...more

February 19, 2021

No Small Matter – Economic Impact Summit

  thread’s 3rd Economic Impact Summit on Early Care & Learning brought together more than 150 early educators, business and ...more

February 19, 2021

Speaking Up

Federal, state and local advocacy efforts were scaled during COVID-19, including advocacy to the Alaska Governor and State Commissioners to ...more

January 6, 2021

Relief to Child Care

thread awarded $412,000 to more than 300 early childhood and school age programs statewide with a COVID-19 Quality Initiative, sponsored ...more

January 6, 2021

Call to Action

As child care programs struggled financially to stay open, more than 800 Alaskans signed thread’s petition urging state and local ...more

January 6, 2021

Sharing COVID-19 Resources

To provide timely COVID-19 resources and updates to Alaska’s early childhood education sector and families, thread launched an online COVID-19 ...more

January 6, 2021