Learn & Grow Is Here!

Alaska’s Quality Recognition & Improvement System (QRIS)

Improving the Quality of Care

To parents, high-quality child care is vital for their child’s success. For programs, providing high-quality care is their goal. Learn & Grow brings these needs together in a system designed to improve and foster the success of our children. Learn & Grow is Alaska’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS), helping early childhood education programs in improving the quality of their care.

What is a QRIS?

Learn its role in advancing the quality of early childhood education

How Programs Participate

A guide for early childhood education programs

Levels of Quality

Learn about the five levels of quality

Exciting Updates for New & Current Programs

Starting November 1, 2019, Learn & Grow is pleased to announce exciting updates for new and current programs! These updates include:

– All biennial licensed programs are now eligible to enroll, including Early Head Start, Head Start and Pre-Elementary programs.
– Level 1 and Level 2 Quality Activities are easier for programs and educators to achieve.
– *All Learn & Grow training offered by thread’s Professional Development Specialists are FREE.
– Level 2 training completed outside of thread may be eligible for Alaska SEED reimbursement.

*exception with program on-site trainings.

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Learn & Grow Is Here!

Improving the Quality of Care

What is a QRIS?

How Programs Participate

Levels of Quality

Exciting Updates for New & Current Programs

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