Federal Update on Child Care in Budget Reconciliation & Appropriations Process – Aug 2022
Thank you for partnering with thread to advocate for increased federal child care investment over the past several months. Here ...more
August 29, 2022
Get Ready for Election 2022!
School is out, and the sun is shining! While families are busy making plans for summer, individuals running for public ...more
May 31, 2022
Federal Update – Revision to Build Back Better Proposed
Published by Child Care Aware of America, May 26, 2022. Child care advocates got a big update last week when ...more
May 27, 2022
Help Grant Alaska’s Wish for Affordable, High-Quality Child Care – Pick.Click.Give. to thread
Nothing makes us happier than families finding the child care they need and want. Throughout the year, five days a ...more
January 7, 2022
UAA Re-Establishes Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education Program
Last week, in an effort to bolster Alaska’s education workforce with qualified teachers and educators, University of Alaska’s (UA) Board ...more
September 22, 2021
thread Releases FY20 Annual Report
Last year was memorable and challenging, to say the least, especially for Alaska’s families and professionals working in the early ...more
June 8, 2021
Child Care is Struggling through COVID –Pick.Click.Give. to thread to help
For many families, the pandemic has introduced new challenges balancing the need to work, provide child care, supervise virtual schooling, ...more
March 17, 2021
Update to Governor Dunleavy’s Proposal to Reorganize the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
UPDATE! Governor Mike Dunleavy is withdrawing his plan to split the Department of Health and Social Services into two agencies, ...more
March 15, 2021
SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, announced last week that the Paycheck Protection Program ...more
January 11, 2021
Child Care Matters
For many families, the pandemic has introduced new challenges balancing the need to work, provide child care, supervise virtual schooling ...more
November 25, 2020