Why Child Care Is So Ridiculously Expensive?
Derek Thompson, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains the three broad reasons early childhood education now costs as much as ...more
December 4, 2019
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Did you know that about 1 in 5 (19%) children in the U.S. are obese? September is National Childhood Obesity ...more
August 29, 2019
Juneau Child Care Assessment Results
Alaska’s Child Care Program Office (CCPO), in partnership with thread and the Association for the Education of Young Children-Southeast Alaska, ...more
June 5, 2019
New Report: How CCR&Rs Help Communities
Child Care Aware of America recently released “Closing the Gap: How CCR&Rs Can Help Communities Meet Their Child Care Supply ...more
June 4, 2019
Proposed Program Changes: Child Care Licensing Program
BROADCAST TO ALL LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FROM THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM OFFICE The Child Care Program Office (CCPO) has received additional ...more
May 3, 2019
Thanking Alaska’s Earthquake Champions
Every day, Alaska’s early educators are doing amazing work for our children. This was especially true during and after the ...more
April 23, 2019
Family Friday
The Week of the Young Child (WOYC) draws to a close today with Family Friday. Today we celebrate families and ...more
April 12, 2019
Artsy Thursday
We’re celebrating the Week of the Young Child (WOYC) and today’s theme—Artsy Thursday—is all about children getting creative. The best ...more
April 11, 2019
Work Together Wednesday
It’s Work Together Wednesday—time to build something together! When children build together, they explore math and science concepts and develop ...more
April 10, 2019
Tasty Tuesday
It’s the Week of the Young Child (WOYC), and today is Tasty Tuesday. Yum! The focus today is on healthy ...more
April 9, 2019