BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260209T203000Z DTEND:20260209T220000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Make it Monday" forum - It Takes a Community: Partners in Sustainable Childcare DESCRIPTION:ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Please be sure to register for the Monday forums by the Thursday prior. Walk-in entry is not guaranteed.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nExplore the critical challenges facing the early childhood education sector\, including high costs for families and the shortage of a qualified workforce. Local experts will discuss how these issues developed and identify strategies to improve access and outcomes for children. The discussion will also highlight the essential roles that employers\, community partners\, and innovative models like cooperatives play in building a sustainable future for childcare.\n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n Laura Roark\, Executive Director\, Anchorage Montessori School\n Stephanie Berglund\, CEO of thread\, Alaska's Child Care Resource and Referral Network\n Jessica Simonsen\, Vice Chair\, Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund Board\n Ashley Klinger\, Director of Cultivation\, YWCA Alaska\n\n\n\nPLUS\, a new member presentation by 907 Tactical.\n\n \n\nHave a specific question for the presenters?\n\n ASK IT HERE\n\n\n\n\n New to Monday Forum? What to expect\n Join our members-only Facebook group for updates\n Sign up for Monday forum emails\n Present at a Monday forum - Submit a proposal \n Sponsor free lunch door prizes\n Donate a door prize\n\n\n\n \nUPCOMING FORUMS\n\n\n\n\nFeb 9"Make it Monday" forum - It Takes a Community: Partners in Sustainable Childcare\n\nFeb 16No Monday forum - Presidents' Day\n\nFeb 23"Make it Monday" forum - Leading in a Changing Economy: Practical Tools to Strengthen Your Business and Elevate Your Leadership\n\nMar 2"Make it Monday" forum - MOA & ASD Budgets & Bonds\n\nMar 9"Make it Monday" forum\n\nMar 16No Monday forum\n\nMar 23"Make it Monday" forum - Innovation in health care: How Providence Alaska is leveraging technology to deliver high-quality care close to home\n\nMar 30"Make it Monday" forum - Shiloh Community Housing Inc.\n\nApr 6"Make it Monday" forum - Alaska Work and Save- Strengthening Local Businesses and its Employees for Years to Come\n\nApr 13"Make it Monday" forum - Spirit of Tomorrow Awards\n\n\n\n\n/**/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nExplore the critical challenges facing the early childhood education sector\, including high costs for families and the shortage of a qualified workforce. Local experts will discuss how these issues developed and identify strategies to improve access and outcomes for children. The discussion will also highlight the essential roles that employers\, community partners\, and innovative models like cooperatives play in building a sustainable future for childcare.
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Feb 9"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - It Takes a Community: Partners in Sustainable Childcare
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Feb 16No Monday forum - Presidents'\; Day
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Feb 23"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - Leading in a Changing Economy: Practical Tools to Strengthen Your Business and Elevate Your Leadership
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Mar 2"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - MOA &\; ASD Budgets &\; Bonds
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Mar 9"\;Make it Monday"\; forum
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Mar 16No Monday forum
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Mar 23"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - Innovation in health care: How Providence Alaska is leveraging technology to deliver high-quality care close to home
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Mar 30"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - Shiloh Community Housing Inc.
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Apr 6"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - Alaska Work and Save- Strengthening Local Businesses and its Employees for Years to Come
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Apr 13"\;Make it Monday"\; forum - Spirit of Tomorrow Awards
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\n LOCATION:Dena'ina Center\, 2nd floor UID:e.1417.14764 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T071656Z URL:https://business.anchoragechamber.org/events/details/make-it-monday-forum-it-takes-a-community-partners-in-sustainable-childcare-14764 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR