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Community
Services
Supporting communities
to create responsive early childhood systems and to generate
resources that will ensure the supply of quality child care.
There are approximately 135,500 children under the age of 12 living
in the state of Alaska. 36,500 of those children are under the age of
6 and are in need of child care because either one or both of their
parents are in the labor force (22,500 children under six have both
parents in the labor force; 14,000 children under the age six live
in a single parent household with that parent in the labor force).
The state of Alaska does not have the capacity to meet the
child care needs of our working families. Currently there
are fewer than 17,000 licensed child care spaces available
around the state. Child Care Connection collaborates with
individuals, businesses, churches, and other entities to increase
the number of child care spaces. Specifically CCC does this
by:
- Collaborating with the community to increase the resources
and funding to the early care and education industry.
- Increasing the supply of child care in the community
by recruiting, training, and supporting individuals to become
family child care providers by offering courses such as
“Making Caring Your Business.” See CCC
Training calendars.
- Providing assistance to businesses and their employees
regarding child care issues, parenting skills, and balancing
work- family life.
- Providing research and statistical data on the state
of child care in our communities
- Participating on the Alaska System for Early Education
Development (SEED)
to develop a professional development framework for the
field and to coordinate training opportunities and supports
throughout the state.
- Providing drop-in child care services to individuals
using the Gambell Job Center in Anchorage at The
Children’s Place
- Educating the community about the importance of early
childhood education through a collaborative United Way community
initiative entitled Success By 6
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