Episode 50 - The Real Story on Quality Rated + Child Care Services
Send us Fan Mail What makes a childcare program truly high quality? For families, quality begins with trust: knowing their children are safe...
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Your source for news and information from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. You will hear from Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs and special guests to give you an update on all thi...
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20 of 432 episodesEpisode 7 - Farm to School and ECE
Send us Fan Mail Every October, Georgia celebrates Farm to School and Early Care and Education Month, recognizing the many ways schools, chi...
Episode 8 - Georgia's Pre-K Week Kickoff with Coy and Malcolm
Send us Fan Mail This week we are at Building Kidz School in Roswell for the official kickoff of Georgia’s Pre-K Week, a statewide celebrati...
Episode 6 - DECAL Roadshows
Send us Fan Mail In October, DECAL is hitting the road. In partnership with Child Trends, we will host four regional DECAL Road Shows to bri...
Episode 5 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2026
Send us Fan Mail Each year, Georgia’s Pre-K Week gives state leaders, local officials, community partners, and families a chance to step ins...
Episode 4 Potty Training
Send us Fan Mail Potty training is one of those big early childhood milestones that can bring excitement, questions, and sometimes a little...
Episode 3 - Quality Rated Family Support Call Center
Send us Fan Mail Finding high quality child care is one of the most important decisions a family can make—and sometimes, one of the most ove...
Episode 2 - Child Passenger Safety
Send us Fan Mail Keeping children safe on Georgia roads starts long before the car is in motion. For parents, grandparents, child care provi...
Episode 1 - GaPDS Substitute Registery
Send us Fan Mail Finding qualified substitute teachers can be one of the biggest challenges for childcare providers. When a teacher is out,...
Episode 49 - New GELDS
Send us Fan Mail In June 2013 DECAL officially launched the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards, or GELDS, replacing the Georgi...
Episode 48 - Governor’s Office of Education & Workforce Strategy
Send us Fan Mail Today we’re talking about a major step forward in how Georgia connects education, workforce development, and long-term econ...
Episode 47 - Georgia Public Library Service
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re focused on the Georgia Public Library Service where a transition in taking place. After more than a decade...
Episode 46 - DECAL FAST
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re talking about an exciting new resource from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning: DECAL FAST,...
Episode 45 - Preparing for Pre-K + We Care Childcare Sweepstakes
Send us Fan Mail Across Georgia, a new school year is beginning, and that means thousands of four-year-olds are walking into Georgia’s Pre-K...
Episode 44 - Small Wonders
Send us Fan Mail The early years of birth to five are a time of rapid growth in a child’s body, brain, and social-emotional development, and...
Episode 43 - Georgia's 2Gen Leadership Academy
Send us Fan Mail This week our focus is on Georgia’s 2Gen Leadership Academy…a first-of-its-kind, cross-agency program that brings together...
Episode 42 - Meet the CCR&Rs
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re highlighting an important partnership that helps support the quality of child care in Georgia and strengthe...
Episode 41 - Judge Glenda Hatchett
Send us Fan Mail Her name may strike fear in the hearts of litigants across the nation and around the world, but now TV’s Judge Hatchett has...
Episode 40 - STP & Alliance Theater
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re talking about the transformative power of arts education for young learners. All across Georgia, DECAL part...
Episode 39 - Commissioner Jacobs on Georgia Focus
Send us Fan Mail Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs is the guest on this episode of Georgia Focus with John Clark, heard on more than 170 radio stat...