Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program
Helps eligible families with children with special needs access quality child care
Overview
The Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program (Alaska IN!) is administered by the Child Care Program Office. This program provides additional subsidies to eligible families who have children who experience a diagnosed disability or special need.
Alaska IN! provides:
- Supplemental funding to providers for training, needed accommodations, and support to help them meet the child's individual needs
- Referrals, outreach, and education to parents of children with special needs about child care options through Alaska’s statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Network, thread
- On-site observation of your child in their care setting by thread and a Child Care Provider Inclusion Plan
- Specific training and support to providers who care for children with special needs
- Supplemental funding to providers, based upon each child's individual needs and/or needed accommodations
Who qualifies?
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The family must be participating in the State of Alaska’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), including Parents Achieving Self Sufficiency (PASS) I, PASS II, and PASS III
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The child must be under 13 years of age
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The child must have a diagnosed special need or developmental disability
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Must use a CCAP participating provider
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The child’s diagnosed special need or developmental disability must require additional services at a cost to the provider