Business & Community
High-quality child care is good for Alaska’s businesses and communities. It supports working families, allowing businesses and our economy to thrive. More importantly, it gives young children a strong foundation for success in life.
Services For BUSINESS & COMMUNITY
thread is ready to help your business or community support working families, bolster the state and local economic impact of child care, and invest in Alaska’s future workforce.
CHILD CARE IMPACTS EMPLOYEE WEll-BEING
Research shows the most efficient way to boost productivity and create overall workforce success over the next few decades is to invest in early care and education.
Resources for You
Be Part of the Solution
thread’s 2025 Summit on the Economic Impact of Early Care & Learning – October 28
Join early childhood partners, policymakers, business leaders for a morning on the latest child care economic data, and successful national/local models.
small business support
How to Take Advantage of the New Tax Law
This guide from the US Chamber of Commerce summarizes several key provisions and outlines actionable steps to help you prepare and maximize opportunities for your business.
Policy & Action
Child Care Advocacy Tool Kit
Early childhood education has a direct, measurable impact on Alaska’s business and communities. By championing child care benefits, you can be a voice for Alaska’s children and workplace benefits that improve work-life balance for families.
News & Announcements
Stories from the Field
Supporting Child Care in Alaska
“I want to say THANK YOU very much for everything you and thread are doing for us. Thank you to Stephanie [thread’s CEO] too, she represented us very well with Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Giving us the opportunity to attend training for free and COVID-19 QI is helping us a lot on this uncertain times. Thank you for all you are doing to keep us learning and motivated in our early learning field, we love our profession, we want to continue serving families.”
