Mission:
We support Families in Accessing Quality Child Care
Vision:
Safe, healthy child care is available and affordable for all families in Alaska.
The Child Care Program Office (CCPO) is the lead agency for the Federal Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) functions.
The CCPO monitors, regulates, and licenses child care facilities across the state and further promotes child care quality through grants to Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and the direct administration of the Child Care Grant Program.
The CCPO promotes capacity and accessibility in child care with special attention to infants, school age child care, and children with special needs.