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...
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20 of 425 episodesEpisode 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...
Episode 38 - Meet the Interns
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode we’re joined by a remarkable group of college interns who have spent the semester working with us. T...
Episode 37 - Meet the 2025-2026 Georgia Early Childhood Educators
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode spotlights our Georgia's Early Childhood Educators of the Year. On Friday, April 24, these inspiring te...
Episode 36 - 2026 Legislative Review
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode we are reviewing legislative developments from the 2026 Georgia General Assembly and their effects o...
Episode 35 - Quality Rated Myth Busters
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is all about “Quality Rated Myth Busters,” where we'll bust some common misconceptions and shine a ligh...
Episode 34 - CCS Resource Suite
Send us Fan Mail Today, we’re looking at Child Care Services and some new resources they’ve created to make compliance easier and more appro...
Episode 33 - NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is dedicated to a truly historic moment: On April 22, Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia’s Pre-...
Episode 32 - CCS Lunch & Learn
Send us Fan Mail Our Child Care Services Division is inviting all providers to a special Lunch and Learn, happening on Tuesday, May 12, 2026...