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