Quality Initiative Application: 
New/Startup Licensed Child Care Program


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Introduction
Welcome! This Quality Initiative (QI) is intended for individual owners/providers and programs in the first year of licensing (with provisional licensing status), or looking to get licensed as centers, group homes, or homes by March 31, 2024. 

To be eligible to apply, you must:
  • Be current/active in the Alaska SEED Registry 
  • Submit your complete Initial Licensing Application to the State of Alaska or Municipality of Anchorage, or hold a valid Provisional Child Care License
Requirements: 
  • Sign up for thread Tools at www.threadalaskatools.org
  • Take 8 hours of thread training from a provided menu of trainings
  • Receive up to 5 hours of technical assistance to complete any licensing requirements and develop a project proposal for funding
  • Complete the Quality Initiative Evaluation
  • Submit a completed IRS Form W-9 with this application
  • Submit your provisional license or documentation that you submitted a licensing application
Contact Information





Please use the legal business name as listed on your current business license issued by the State of Alaska and your IRS W-9 form.





Program Information

Note: If you are not active/current in Alaska SEED please continue and complete your application. A thread Specialist will follow up with you. 






Upload IRS Form W9
Instructions:
  1. Download the W9 form here. 
  2. Read the instructions for how to complete the W9 form. 
  3. Fully complete and sign the form. The program information on the W9 must match the program information entered on this application.
  4. Save the completed form to your computer. 
  5. Upload the completed form below.

Example of completed W9.

Statement of Agreement
  • My early childhood education program holds a Provisional Child Care License or has submitted a complete application to become licensed by the State of Alaska, Child Care Program Office or the Municipality of Anchorage, Child and Adult Care Licensing.
  • I understand that Quality Initiative applications are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis while funding allows. Consideration will be given to statewide representation and to programs that did not receive a Quality Initiative last year.

  • I agree to complete the requirements associated with the Quality Initiative within the current fiscal year (July 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023) with the education requirement completed no later than April 30, 2023.
  • I acknowledge grant funds/materials are issued to the early childhood education program and not the individual.