{"id":3458,"date":"2020-08-11T20:16:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrm.msiak.net\/learn-and-grow\/for-families\/why-choose-a-learn-grow-program"},"modified":"2022-01-13T09:22:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:22:24","slug":"why-choose-a-learn-grow-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/for-families\/why-choose-a-learn-grow-program","title":{"rendered":"Why Choose a Learn &amp; Grow Program?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#97a822\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why Choose a Learn &amp; Grow Program?<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Science tells us that the first five years are a critical time for <a href=\"https:\/\/developingchild.harvard.edu\/resources\/inbrief-science-of-ecd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brain development<\/a>. In fact, your baby is forming more than 1 million new neural connections every second! Your child\u2019s early experiences and environment have a lasting impact. Research shows that children who have access to high-quality early childhood education do better in school, are healthier, and are more likely to graduate and find employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why it\u2019s important for your child to have high-quality early care and education. Quality early childhood education programs are dedicated to meeting the following standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#7e7d7e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Administrators use available supports and resources to assure professional development is available to staff, that staff are paid a living wage, and staff have the necessary planning and coaching supports available to meet the individual needs of children.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7e7d7e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Staff have received early childhood training and education specifically covering: social emotional development; how to partner with families; how to arrange their environment to provide multiple learning opportunities both indoor and outdoor; and how to use curriculum, observation, and assessment to plan engaging, developmentally appropriate learning for each child.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7e7d7e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Staff work at children\u2019s level and have positive conversations to solve problems and expand language.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7e7d7e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Staff know how to create environments where they can follow the child\u2019s lead to encourage exploration and learning through the day and their play.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#7e7d7e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The program environment is safe, healthy, and secure. The program meets all State of Alaska or Municipality of Anchorage licensing standards and is in good standing.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Choose a Learn &amp; Grow Program? Science tells us that the first five years are a critical time for brain development. In fact, your baby is forming more than 1 million new neural connections every second! Your child\u2019s early experiences and environment have a lasting impact. Research shows that children who have access to<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/for-families\/why-choose-a-learn-grow-program\" title=\"Read Why Choose a Learn &amp; Grow Program?\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3455,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3458","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":false,"ab-block-post-grid-square":false,"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":false,"gb-block-post-grid-square":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"klindsey","author_link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/author\/klindsey"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Why Choose a Learn &amp; Grow Program? 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