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Voices in harmony
Advocates for early childhood are becoming much more effective in the public policy arena. Best Beginnings is proud to be part of the Alaska Early Childhood Public Policy Group, which includes thread, Alaska Head Start Association, the Alaska Infant Learning Professional Association, and Alaska AEYC. Broad-based, grassroots support gets the credit for what looks to Read More
Strengthening Families
Once a month in Dillingham, a small group of fathers and their children get together for an activity chosen by the fathers. It might be pure fun. It might be instructive, too. The important thing is they do it together, strengthening family ties and community bonds. In Fairbanks, a faith-based child development center offers concrete Read More
2010 Legislative Policy Recommendations
With only 90 days to accomplish its work, the Alaska State Legislature must hit the ground focused and prepared. A coalition of early childhood advocates, including Best Beginnings, has drafted recommendations to help public policy leaders develop a system of early learning that promotes school readiness, strong families, and a strong work force. The 2010 Read More
Providence Earns Family-friendly Workplace Honors
On-site child care and flexible scheduling are among the family-friendly features that earned Providence Health & Services a place on Working Mother magazine’s list of the “100 Best” companies for employees. Providence has made the magazine’s Best 100 list three of the past four years and was the only Alaska company to make the list. Read More
More Books in Baby Hands
Families in Southcentral Alaska are receiving baby board books, thanks to a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, Title Wave Books, and Best Beginnings. The CIRI Foundation (TCF) provided a grant for the approximately 1,500 books and Title Wave discounted the cost. The books are distributed to families through Southcentral Foundation’s Nutaqsiivik home visiting program. “Lots Read More
More than just the right thing to do
Most everybody agrees we should invest more resources in early learning because it’s the right thing to do for children. But, in this day and age, it’s difficult to change social, cultural, and political priorities simply on that principle alone. It’s not just right to make early learning a much higher and important priority in Read More
Yuut Elitnaurviat (Yuut)
A public-private nonprofit partnership in Bethel is raising capital funds for a project that would offer training toward certification in early childhood teaching and provide needed child care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Yuut Elitnaurviat (Yuut) is a nonprofit corporation that provides training and educational opportunities for the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region. Programs Read More
Preschool Pilot Grants
Six school districts in urban and rural communities will start pilot preschool programs with grants announced recently by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED). Earlier this year, the state legislature appropriated $2 million to fund the Alaska Pilot Pre-Kindergarten Project. Alaska is one of only 12 states that don’t have state-sponsored preschool. Read More
Happy birthday to us!
September marks the third birthday for Best Beginnings. What a ride it’s been so far! The movement for early childhood is growing – nationally and locally. Here in Alaska, momentum is building, and Best Beginnings is proud to be both a leader and supporter. Social movements don’t happen overnight. At risk of overstatement, what we’re Read More