Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

08/29/2026

📸 Show Us Your Weekend! 🎉

What’s on your agenda this weekend? Family fun, a trip to the park, a favorite book, backyard adventures, or just some time to relax? We want to see it! 👀

Share your weekend photos with us in the comments! ⬇️

08/28/2026

🐄🎶 Silly Sally went walking… backwards! 🤪

Georgia’s Pre-K friends at Childcare Network Mt. Zion in Valdosta had fun after reading Silly Sally! They explored rhyming words, practiced walking backwards, and even reversed the video for an extra-silly twist. 📚👣

Learning is more fun when you can be silly, too! 💙

08/28/2026

📚 DECAL welcomed two cohorts of learners to the PLC Facilitator Institute at the DuBose Porter Center on the Oconee Fall Line Technical College campus in Dublin!

Participants from across Georgia explored Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and effective facilitation practices, representing DECAL, CCR&R, child care centers, Head Start, Georgia’s Pre-K Program, and more.

👏 Thanks to facilitators DJ Fitchlee, Pam Scalf, Rokeya Stone, Esther Whitaker, and Vicki Watts for leading this important learning experience!

08/28/2026

Congratulations to Haven Elementary School for winning a Book Prize Pack for registering for !

Is your center registered yet? If not, click here: https://secure.everyaction.com/25rx5S2Cp0G8oCjorrTGEg2

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

08/28/2026

Access to affordable, high-quality child care plays a critical role in workforce participation, business growth and the strength of communities across Georgia.

Join us at our State of Rural Prosperity event for a conversation on Child Care as Economic Infrastructure, featuring Amy Jacobs, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, followed by a panel discussion exploring innovative partnerships and community-driven strategies that support working families and strengthen local economies.

📅 September 30, 2026
📍 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

Register today: https://www.gachamber.com/event/state-of-rural-prosperity/

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

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08/28/2026

You haven’t registered yet! Registration for our September meetings of the Peer Support Network is underway! We will have two options of virtual meetings to join this quarter. Providers will have the opportunity to network and reflect with peers. Register today at https://gapds.decal.ga.gov/Training/Sessions/106126 and email questions to [email protected].

Quality Care for Children
Child Care Resource & Referral of SWGA

08/28/2026

📢 Webinar Available Now!

Playful Math, Powerful Thinking: Understanding the GELDS Revisions in Math

Explore the updated GELDS Math Sub-Domain and learn how play-based experiences support children's mathematical thinking and development.

🎥 Watch today to unravel the mysteries of the 2026 GELDS for math and strengthen your practice with strategies that make learning meaningful and fun!

Find the webinar here: https://youtu.be/58K1VHdw-CU?si=1ifduR6hH5751GM9

Link to helpful handouts to accompany this webinar:https://www.decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/CD-MA_Infographic_webinar.pdf

08/28/2026

☀️ We’re at Early Learners Daycare in Brunswick where Emory Dugan is our third winner in the Sweepstakes! 🎉 Emory, the son of Lanica Singleton, wins a $1,529 scholarship from Path2College 529 Plan, and his school receives $1,529 in cash!

Congratulations, Emory! 🎊