{"id":3540,"date":"2020-08-18T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrm.msiak.net\/learn-and-grow\/?page_id=3540"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:14:36","slug":"home-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"padding-left:2%;padding-right:2%;padding-bottom:3%;padding-top:3%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-learngrow-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-532ce1bc2d4c29c2d2d86d10d30bf34d\">Improving the Quality of Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To parents, high-quality child care is vital for their child\u2019s success. For programs, providing high-quality care is their goal.&nbsp;<strong>Learn &amp; Grow<\/strong>&nbsp;brings these needs together in a system designed to improve and foster the success of our children.&nbsp;<strong>Learn &amp; Grow is<\/strong>Alaska\u2019s Quality Recognition and Improvement System (QRIS), helping early childhood education programs in improving the quality of their care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-learngrow-green-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-767f39a6 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox_cta-type-all uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top red-link-box uppercase\"><a href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/about-learn-grow\/about-qris\" class=\"uagb-infobox-link-wrap uagb-infbox__link-to-all\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Infobox Link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><strong>What is a QRIS?<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Learn its role in advancing the quality of early childhood education<\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-learngrow-green-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-7cba6add uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox_cta-type-all uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top red-link-box uppercase\"><a href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/for-educators\/become-a-program\" class=\"uagb-infobox-link-wrap uagb-infbox__link-to-all\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Infobox Link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><strong>How Programs Participate<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">A guide for early childhood education programs<\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-learngrow-green-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-e611f1a1 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox_cta-type-all uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top red-link-box uppercase\"><a href=\"\/learn-and-grow\/for-educators\/framework\" class=\"uagb-infobox-link-wrap uagb-infbox__link-to-all\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Infobox Link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><strong>Levels of Quality<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Learn about the five levels of quality<\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-white-color has-learngrow-pink-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-desktop\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>thread<\/strong>&nbsp;Tools: All the Resources You Need in One Place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participating Learn &amp; Grow programs now have access to a new online resource called&nbsp;<strong>thread<\/strong>&nbsp;Tools. This online resource offers information and templates for program management, communication, family engagement, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Every participating Learn &amp; Grow program has access to one (1)&nbsp;<strong>thread<\/strong>&nbsp;Tools account. To register your program, click Learn More, scroll to the bottom and click \u201cRegister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-extra-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaskatools.org\/utility-pages\/log-in\/?redirectUrl=\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/2017_Filling-out-paperwork_Thread_SC_2-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5495 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/2017_Filling-out-paperwork_Thread_SC_2-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/2017_Filling-out-paperwork_Thread_SC_2-3-300x200.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/original-F8F2FE76-8CCF-4ED5-8A78-C4F74CE9389A.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Building Momentum for Alaska\u2019s Children: A Legislative Update\" style=\"height:300px;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/original-F8F2FE76-8CCF-4ED5-8A78-C4F74CE9389A.jpeg 1206w, https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/original-F8F2FE76-8CCF-4ED5-8A78-C4F74CE9389A-300x271.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/original-F8F2FE76-8CCF-4ED5-8A78-C4F74CE9389A-1024x926.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/original-F8F2FE76-8CCF-4ED5-8A78-C4F74CE9389A-768x695.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" 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