Starting or Expanding an Early Education Program
Want to open your own child care business? thread can help you get started today.
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Decide the type of care you want to offer.
- Family child care in your home
- Group home
- Child care center
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Get licensed for child care with the State of Alaska or Municipality of Anchorage. A child care license is different from a business license and is required by law if you care for more than 4 unrelated children at a time.
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Take advantage of thread’s financial assistance for new providers and programs.
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Enroll in Alaska’s System for Early Education Development (SEED) Registry to help you track and plan for your professional development.
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Set up your business with technical assistance and consultation from expert thread staff.
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Let thread provide business and administrative support to help you become a skilled administrator of your child care business.
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When you’re ready, explore how you can continuously improve the quality of your program by enrolling in Learn & Grow.