Early Learning Resources

For Early Childhood Educators, Agencies and School Districts 

• Alaska Association of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (AK-AIMH) 

• Alaska Early Education Program Standards

• Alaska Reads Act: Early Education Program Information

• Alaska SEED: Resources for School District and Head Start Programs 

• All Alaska Pediatric Partnership (A2P2)

• Southcentral Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children (SCA-AEYC)

• Northern Interior Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children (NIA-AEYC)

• Reducing Early Childhood Exclusionary Practices in Alaska

• Southeast Childhood Collective

• Learn and Grow, Alaska's Quality Recognition Improvement System

Parents as Teachers (PAT)

DEED collaborates with the Department of Health, Division of Public Health, Home Visiting and Family Support Services Section to fund the Parents as Teachers program.  PAT provides support for early learners, ages birth to 5 years, by empowering their caregivers through personal home and group visits.  The following are the recipients of state PAT grant funds for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school years:

1. Kid's Corp
2. Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA)
3. RurAL CAP
4. SEA-AEYC

For more information about PAT, please contact Shannon Parker at (907) 269-3405.