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Alaska Health Department rolls out child‑care pilots, licensing changes and a new information system
Summary
The Department of Health described steps from a governor’s child‑care task force report: a new Alaska childcare information system, a live‑scan fingerprint pilot in rural communities, expanded license types, workforce support positions, and startup grants funded through federal preschool development dollars.
Commissioner Heidi Hedberg told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee on Jan. 23 that childcare reforms from the governor’s task force are moving into implementation.
The department launched a new Alaska childcare information system with three portals — parents applying for subsidies, childcare providers for licensing, and staff — and said a public rollout will follow an internal launch. Hedberg said the task force produced two reports with 56 recommendations; 13 have been implemented and 21 are underway.
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