Proposition 14 – the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund – passed with strong support from Anchorage voters in 2023. Proposition 14 dedicated the Municipality of Anchorage’s marijuana tax revenue to support child care and early childhood education. The funds started accumulating in January of 2024 and are being dispersed beginning in 2025, with an estimated $5 million available annually.

The Municipality, under the guidance of the ACCEE Fund Board, is now implementing its first budget, finalized by the Mayor and Assembly in November 2024. This budget lays out ACCEE Fund programs that will be funded in calendar year 2025. The three major programs include: (1) a program to pay for the cost of child care for early education sector employees, in an effort to stop the ongoing reduction of the child care and early education workforce and to open up more early education spots for other families ($1.25M for the second half of 2025); (2) funds for operational assistance for child care and early education entities, via stimulus payments ($2.4M); and (3) funds for pilot projects meant to spur innovation and lead to a more sustainable sector, as well as capital improvement projects ($2M). Funds for all three programs will be released in summer 2025.

This budget was largely based on the ACCEE Fund Implementation Team’s final report and recommended budget for 2025, which was released in September 2024. (The final report is available below; please see the Resources tab for all report appendices, including the recommended budget). The Implementation Team was formed as a temporary entity to lay a foundation for the important work the ACCEE Fund will accomplish in the years to come. The submission of the Implementation Team’s final report and budget recommendations marked the end of this near-year-long, community-directed effort. The ACCEE Fund is now guided and supported by the ACCEE Fund Board.

The Municipality is now in the process of determining the 2026 ACCEE Fund budget. After months of work and listening sessions, along with a survey to solicit feedback and identify public priorities, the Board voted on its proposed budget at the August 7, 2025 meeting. It will share this budget with the Mayor and Assembly for consideration as they shape the final 2026 budget.