Helpful Links

21st Annual "For the Love of Kids" Child Care Conference, April 30th and May 1st 2010

Helpful Links

AFCCA will be adding a variety of links that will be helpful to child care professionals as well as parents. It is our goal to provide links to help family child care providers with any aspect of their business. If you have an awesome link that you would like to share, please email it to afcca@alaskafcca.org and we will be happy to add it to this site. Keep checking back for new links.

Activiites for Children

Background Checks and other Registry

Crimes Against Children Wanted by FBI
Kidnapped or Missing Persons Investigations by FBI
Parental Kidnapping Wanted by FBI
National Sex Offender Registry
SOA Sex Offender/Child Kidnapper Registry

Child Care Assistance

About Alaska-IN! Special Needs Child Care
About PASS I Child Care Assistance
Request for PASS I Child Care (PDF)
About PASS II Child Care Assistance
About PASS III Child Care Assistance
Child Care Assistance Application (PDF)
Child Care Assistance Rates (PDF)
Child Care Provider Rates and Responsibilities (PDF)
Request for Administrative Review (PDF)
Child Care Contribution Calculator
Providers Eligible to Participate in the Child Care Assistance Program (PDF)

Child Care Facility Listing

MOA Licensed Child Care Home Directory (PDF)
MOA Directory of Child Care Centers (PDF)
SOA Child Care Facility Database
Child Care Food Programs

CACFP Agreement, Rights & Responsibilities (AK DEED Form)
CACFP Basics for Child Care Programs (PPT)
CACFP Policy for Reducing or Delaying Payment and/or Termination from CACFP (AK DEED)
USDA CACFP Regulations (PDF)
Title 7 - Agriculture, Chapter II - Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, PART 226
USDA CACFP Resources (Team Nutrition Website)

Child Care Grant Program

About Child Care Grant Program
Child Care Grant Program (Email)
Applications for Child Care Grant Program are not available on-line, call or email to request.
Child Care Grant-Attendance Report Form (PDF)
Child Care Grant-Payment Request Form (PDF)

Child Care Licensing

Release to Review Background Information (PDF)

Child Care Provider Database

My Neighborhood, Municipality Website (click on Health & Family)
SOA Public Assistance Database

Child Care Referrals

Alaska C.A.R.E.S, Fairbanks North Star Borough
AEYC-SEA, Juneau and South East Alaska
Child Care Connections, Anchorage and South Centeral Alaska

Child Care Regulations

SOA-7AAC41-Child Care Assistance
SOA-7AAC39-Child Care Grant Program
SAO-AAC57-Child Care Facility Licensing
SOA-7AAC10-Omnibus Safety & Sanitation
SOA-7AAC10-Licensing, Certification, and Approved
(Barrier Crimes, Criminal History Checks, and Centralized Registry) (PDF)
MOA-AMC 16.55.010-.500 Child Care and Educational Facilities -Center and Homes

Approved Provider Health & Safety Requirements (PDF)

Child Care Other links

Early Childhood Comprehensive System Plan (PDF)
Early Learning Guidelines(PDF)
Ready to Read, Ready to Learn Report (PDF)
Economic Impact Report Summary on Early Education and Child Care Services in Alaska (PDF)
Economic Impact Report of Early Education and CHild Care Services in Alaska-Final Report (PDF)
State of Alaska Plan for Child Care and Development Fund Services FY 06-07 (PDF)
U.S. Administration for Children and Families' State Profile for Alaska

Become a Approved or Licensed Provider

SOA Licensed Child Care (PPT)
MOA Licensed Child Care
Approved Provider (PPT)
In-Home Child Care (PPT)

Financial Assistance

AFCCA Conference Scholarship Information (Website)
Alaska Seed Registry (Website)
Alaska SEED Registry Form (PDF)
Individual Travel Grant Information (Website - CCC)
Individual Travel Grant (PDF) Get Reimbursed Up to 75% of Travel & Lodging Expenses
IRF - Information (Website - CCC)
IiRF - Individual Reimbursement Form (PDF) Get Reimbursed Up to 75% of Training Expenses

Health Issues

Center for Disease Control and Prevention(Website)
Diaper Changing Procedures (PDF) English/Spanish
Hand Washing Procedures (PDF) English/Spanish

Immunization

Alaska School and Child Care Facility Immunization Manual (PDF) Third Edition
Alaska Immunization Program (Email)
Alaska Immunization Program (Website)
CDC National Immunization Program (Website)
Immunization Fact Sheet (PDF)
Plan Talk about Childhood Immunizations (PDF)
Recommended Immunization Schedule for Parents (PDF)
Reportable Conditions (PDF)
Wash Your Hand-Stop the Spread of Illness Poster (PDF)

Library

Parenting

Parks & Recreation

Anchorage Parks & Recreation
Eagle River Parks & Campgrounds

Preschool Curriculum Programs

Affordable Preschool Program
Berry Best Preschool Program
Chubbie Cubbie's Customized Curriculum
Early Start
Everything Preschool
Fun School
FunShine Express
Funsteps, Inc.
High Reach Learning
Home Preschool Program
Hummingbird
Little Strivers Preschool Curriculum
Mother Goose Time
Perpetual Preschool
Preschool Planet
Star-Brite Learning Programs

Safety Issues

Child Passenger Safety, NHTSA
CPSC Home Playground Safety Checklist (PDF)
CPSC Public Playground Safety Checklist (PDF)
CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook (PDF)
CPSC Recall Announcements and Product Safety Alerts (Website)

Recall Information

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