STABLE 4WARD opens for licensed Georgia child care…

Release: Beginning October 18, 2021, all licensed Georgia child care providers are encouraged to apply for a fourth round of STABLE (Short-Term Assistance Benefit for Licensed Entities) from the Georgia Department of Early Care and…

Pre-K to resume traditional format in 2021-22 school…

Release: Georgia’s Pre-K Program Returns for Post-Pandemic 2021-2022 School Year Classes to Meet In-Person after Year of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid  ATLANTA, Ga., (July 16, 2021) – School bells will soon ring for more than…

New DECAL program to financially assists CAPS families

Release: DECAL and CAPS Announce ACCESS – Awarding Child Care Education Scholarship Supplements Under ACCESS, CAPS family fees will be waived beginning May 17, 2021, through service period ending October 2, 2022 ATLANTA, Ga., (May…

Path2College announces Pre-K college savings sweepstakes

Release: Families Can Enter for a Chance to Win a Contribution to Pre-K Students’ College Savings ATLANTA—For the fourth year, the Path2College 529 Plan and the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) have partnered to award…

DECAL accepting applications Pre-K Teachers of the Year

Release: DECAL Seeking Applications for Georgia’s Pre-K Teachers of the Year Winner from Public School and Private Child Care Center Will Be Chosen ATLANTA, Ga., – The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) …

Intensive summer Pre-K training program announced

Release: Pre-K Summer Transition Program Offered Again in 2021 Atlanta, Ga., (February 22, 2021) – The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is again offering a six-week intensive academic program this summer for rising…