Alaska Documentary Series on Childcare
@akchildcaredocu.bsky.social
Childcare & early childhood services are in crisis in Alaska. We’re using 🎥 to tell stories of families, providers, & the economy in Kotzebue, the Kenai Peninsula, & the Mat-Su Valley, to advance change. 1st 🎥: https://vimeo.com/814699053?share=copy
This report by Alaska’s DOLWD shows that the mean hourly wage in AK is $33.60 & median hourly wage is $26.99.
Digging deeper into the data they draw from, we see that the mean hourly wage for childcare workers in AK is only $17.29 (median is $17.84).
Childcare workers are essential workers.
Digging deeper into the data they draw from, we see that the mean hourly wage for childcare workers in AK is only $17.29 (median is $17.84).
Childcare workers are essential workers.
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than pre-pandemic levels, reports Yereth Rosen of the Alaska Beacon:
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December 3, 2024 at 9:52 PM
This report by Alaska’s DOLWD shows that the mean hourly wage in AK is $33.60 & median hourly wage is $26.99.
Digging deeper into the data they draw from, we see that the mean hourly wage for childcare workers in AK is only $17.29 (median is $17.84).
Childcare workers are essential workers.
Digging deeper into the data they draw from, we see that the mean hourly wage for childcare workers in AK is only $17.29 (median is $17.84).
Childcare workers are essential workers.
We’re so happy that our 1st film has been selected to another film festival! We believe this story is so important, both for understanding a rural part of the country seldom considered in national discourse, funding, policy, & movements & bc its story resonates across regions & across states.
December 3, 2024 at 12:13 AM
We’re so happy that our 1st film has been selected to another film festival! We believe this story is so important, both for understanding a rural part of the country seldom considered in national discourse, funding, policy, & movements & bc its story resonates across regions & across states.
This is the kind of creativity & self-expression quality childcare/early childhood education allows children to experience.
Nursery child draws his dad surfing, with Pen & Paint.
In a few strokes he captures:
the puffiness of clouds;
rhythm & motion of waves;
shape & movement of a surfboard;
the balancing position of dad’s arms.
Lucky us:
we glimpse just how much a child of 38 months can see.
Joy!
In a few strokes he captures:
the puffiness of clouds;
rhythm & motion of waves;
shape & movement of a surfboard;
the balancing position of dad’s arms.
Lucky us:
we glimpse just how much a child of 38 months can see.
Joy!
November 27, 2024 at 9:54 PM
This is the kind of creativity & self-expression quality childcare/early childhood education allows children to experience.
Another laurel, another film festival where people from all over will get to learn from the amazing Kotzebue families, childcare providers, educators, & community leaders in “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis”!!!
November 27, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Another laurel, another film festival where people from all over will get to learn from the amazing Kotzebue families, childcare providers, educators, & community leaders in “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis”!!!
Heads up: This bill increases the # of families who will qualify for childcare assistance, permits the state to calculate assistance rates to better match the true cost of care, & provides tax credits to businesses who fund their employees’ childcare. www.adn.com/politics/ala...
November 26, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Heads up: This bill increases the # of families who will qualify for childcare assistance, permits the state to calculate assistance rates to better match the true cost of care, & provides tax credits to businesses who fund their employees’ childcare. www.adn.com/politics/ala...
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Importantly, at this screening we provided on-site childcare by licensed providers Hillcrest Children’s Center, and dinner for all guests. We recognize that in order for policy & politics to be accessible to those affected by it, it needs to account for parents & children & their basic needs.
November 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Importantly, at this screening we provided on-site childcare by licensed providers Hillcrest Children’s Center, and dinner for all guests. We recognize that in order for policy & politics to be accessible to those affected by it, it needs to account for parents & children & their basic needs.
In Sep 2023, we hosted a screening of “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis” in Anch, along w/ a panel of state policymakers & @lisamurkowski.bsky.social staff, providers, advocates, & journalist—& w/ bipartisan #akleg emcees. Livestream is linked below; panel convo begins at minute 58.
November 25, 2024 at 5:23 AM
In Sep 2023, we hosted a screening of “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis” in Anch, along w/ a panel of state policymakers & @lisamurkowski.bsky.social staff, providers, advocates, & journalist—& w/ bipartisan #akleg emcees. Livestream is linked below; panel convo begins at minute 58.
In Aug, we spent time w/ a phlebotomist & lab tech & her family, incl. this 3-year-old who will hopefully get a spot in the South Peninsula Hospital’s childcare they’ve been planning, building, & licensing to open spring 2025. 🏥’s leadership believes in supporting employees w/ childcare as a benefit
November 24, 2024 at 1:58 AM
In Aug, we spent time w/ a phlebotomist & lab tech & her family, incl. this 3-year-old who will hopefully get a spot in the South Peninsula Hospital’s childcare they’ve been planning, building, & licensing to open spring 2025. 🏥’s leadership believes in supporting employees w/ childcare as a benefit
Like childcare staff, workers in the home care economy — whether they are caring for elders, children, or whole families — do critical work & are often undervalued. This portrait project shows the dignity & beauty of the people doing this work that makes so many other things possible.
November 23, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Like childcare staff, workers in the home care economy — whether they are caring for elders, children, or whole families — do critical work & are often undervalued. This portrait project shows the dignity & beauty of the people doing this work that makes so many other things possible.
For this series, we interviewed 3 people w/ insight into the economics of childcare. As statewide economists (Nolan Klouda) & Kenai Peninsula-focused economic development leaders (Cassidi Cameron & Julie Engebretsen), each spoke of how the lack of childcare affects business, tourism, & demographics.
November 21, 2024 at 11:53 PM
For this series, we interviewed 3 people w/ insight into the economics of childcare. As statewide economists (Nolan Klouda) & Kenai Peninsula-focused economic development leaders (Cassidi Cameron & Julie Engebretsen), each spoke of how the lack of childcare affects business, tourism, & demographics.
Love hearing this kind of feedback from MN! Our issues in Alaska are in some ways unique but truly, childcare providers, parents, & employers across the country experience similar problems & face similar barriers. We ❤️ to be able to point to issues & solutions together.
Just finished watching and it was so good! Connects to rural (maybe not quite as rural) providers across the nation and spotlights critical issues that are systemic and need to be changed!!
November 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Love hearing this kind of feedback from MN! Our issues in Alaska are in some ways unique but truly, childcare providers, parents, & employers across the country experience similar problems & face similar barriers. We ❤️ to be able to point to issues & solutions together.
Our second episode of the Kenai Peninsula childcare series will focus on cost of care, childcare worker pay, childcare assistance, & potential policy solutions.
Cost of child care for one child can be more than rent in some US counties blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/n...
NEW DATA: Childcare costs remain an almost prohibitive expense
We updated our National Database of Childcare Prices with data from 2019-2022 and found that U.S. families spend between 8.9% and 16.0% of their median income on full-day care for just one child.
blog.dol.gov
November 20, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Our second episode of the Kenai Peninsula childcare series will focus on cost of care, childcare worker pay, childcare assistance, & potential policy solutions.
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This needs further support and community consideration- we need solutions like this to help solve our childcare crisis. Having childcare cost as much as rent is untenable…
🧵Preschoolers play on the Ninilchik Traditional Council childcare’s playground. Their childcare, called “It Takes a Village,” serves the children of employees & enrolled Tribal members + also serves the communities at large, from Anchor Point to Clam Gulch.
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
This needs further support and community consideration- we need solutions like this to help solve our childcare crisis. Having childcare cost as much as rent is untenable…
🧵Preschoolers play on the Ninilchik Traditional Council childcare’s playground. Their childcare, called “It Takes a Village,” serves the children of employees & enrolled Tribal members + also serves the communities at large, from Anchor Point to Clam Gulch.
November 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
🧵Preschoolers play on the Ninilchik Traditional Council childcare’s playground. Their childcare, called “It Takes a Village,” serves the children of employees & enrolled Tribal members + also serves the communities at large, from Anchor Point to Clam Gulch.
This radio show from summer 2023 is an in-depth discussion between our producer, the Kotzebue-based childcare provider in the 1st documentary, & a board member of thread, on policy, practice, & funding issues facing childcare in AK.
November 19, 2024 at 1:39 AM
This radio show from summer 2023 is an in-depth discussion between our producer, the Kotzebue-based childcare provider in the 1st documentary, & a board member of thread, on policy, practice, & funding issues facing childcare in AK.
“It all starts with these little humans, right? I mean, I know a lot of people say ‘They’re our future,’ but I think they’re more than than our future. They’re little people that deserve safe, fun, loving environments to grow.”
- Laurie Mead, group home #childcare provider in Soldotna, Alaska
- Laurie Mead, group home #childcare provider in Soldotna, Alaska
November 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
“It all starts with these little humans, right? I mean, I know a lot of people say ‘They’re our future,’ but I think they’re more than than our future. They’re little people that deserve safe, fun, loving environments to grow.”
- Laurie Mead, group home #childcare provider in Soldotna, Alaska
- Laurie Mead, group home #childcare provider in Soldotna, Alaska
This October KDLL article provides a glimpse into the environment of childcare on the Kenai Peninsula that we’ve been focusing our filmmaking on since April. Sparse, hard to staff, hard to afford. Some policy changes may help but more is needed. alaskapublic.org/2024/10/15/c...
November 18, 2024 at 6:16 PM
This October KDLL article provides a glimpse into the environment of childcare on the Kenai Peninsula that we’ve been focusing our filmmaking on since April. Sparse, hard to staff, hard to afford. Some policy changes may help but more is needed. alaskapublic.org/2024/10/15/c...
Here’s a little glimpse of what we’ve shared so far! You can check us out on IG, which allows for longer captions, & we’ll work on sharing more here.
November 18, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Here’s a little glimpse of what we’ve shared so far! You can check us out on IG, which allows for longer captions, & we’ll work on sharing more here.
To kick off this account, we’d love to introduce you to our first mini-documentary on childcare, “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis,” set in Kotzebue. 25 min long, you can watch it at: vimeo.com/814699053?sh... It premiered 4/5/23 & was shown to #akleg at the Capitol & in Anchorage.
November 18, 2024 at 4:04 AM
To kick off this account, we’d love to introduce you to our first mini-documentary on childcare, “At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Childcare in Crisis,” set in Kotzebue. 25 min long, you can watch it at: vimeo.com/814699053?sh... It premiered 4/5/23 & was shown to #akleg at the Capitol & in Anchorage.
We’ve been on Instagram since the summer with this same handle, but it’s time to expand to another platform. Please bear with us as we bring over content to 🦋 & share insight into this film series created by @joshalbeza.bsky.social & @lauritadianita.bsky.social.
November 18, 2024 at 3:43 AM
We’ve been on Instagram since the summer with this same handle, but it’s time to expand to another platform. Please bear with us as we bring over content to 🦋 & share insight into this film series created by @joshalbeza.bsky.social & @lauritadianita.bsky.social.