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Board of Early Care and Learning

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Early Care and Learning Meeting


Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning will hold its quarterly board meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2021 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Bright from the Start office, located at 2 Martin Luther King Jr., Drive, SE, East Tower, 8th Floor, Oak Conference Room, Atlanta, GA 30334.

A Public Comment period regarding issues relating to early care and education will begin at 1 p.m. in the Oak Conference Room. Anyone wishing to address the board should sign-in to speak before 1 p.m. If no guest speakers have arrived by 1 p.m., the board will resume its regular meeting. If no guest speakers arrive by the end of the board's regular business meeting, the board will adjourn.

NOTE Depending on the status of the public health emergency, this meeting may be held virtually using GoTo Webinar. Please check this website as May 20, 2021 gets closer to confirm if the meeting will be an “in person” meeting or a virtual meeting.

If you have questions about the upcoming board meeting, contact Quandra Collins, Board Liaison, at 404-651-7432.


Following are dates for the 2021 quarterly meetings of the Board of Early Care and Learning:

  • 1st Quarter: February 18, 2021
  • 2nd Quarter: May 20, 2021
  • 3rd Quarter: August 26, 2021
  • 4th Quarter: November 18, 2021

Agenda, presentations and minutes for board meetings for the current year will be posted below by quarter. Approved minutes from previous board meetings as well as meeting agendas and presentations for board meetings starting in 2014 can be viewed under the Archive tab. Click here for meeting agendas and presentations from board meetings held before 2014.

1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterArchive
  • 2021-02-18 Board Agenda
  • 2021-02-18 Board Webinar
  • 2021-02-18 Board Presentation
  • 2021-02-18 Board Summary
  • 2020-05-14 Board Agenda
  • 2020-05-14 Board Minutes
  • 2020-05-14 Board Summary
  • 2020-05-14 Board Presentation
  • 2020-05-14 Board Webinar
  • 2020-08-27 Board Agenda
  • 2020-08-27 Board Minutes
  • 2020-08-27 Board Summary
  • 2020-08-27 Board Presentation
  • 2020-08-27 Board Webinar
  • 2020-11-19 Board Agenda
  • 2020-11-19 Board Minutes
  • 2020-11-19 Board Presentation
  • 2020-11-19 Board Webinar
  • 2020-02-20 Board Agenda
  • 2020-02-20 Board Presentation
  • 2020-02-20 Board Summary
  • 2020-02-20 Board Minutes
  • 2019-11-21 Board Agenda
  • 2019-11-21 Board Presentation
  • 2019-11-21 Board Summary
  • 2019-11-21 Board Minutes
  • 2019-08-15 Board Minutes
  • 2019-08-15 Board Presentation
  • 2019-08-15 Board Agenda
  • 2019-08-15 Board Summary
  • 2019-05-16 Board Minutes
  • 2019-05-16 Board Agenda
  • 2019-05-16 Board Summary
  • 2019-05-16 Board Presentation
  • 2019-02-21 Board Minutes
  • 2019-02-21 Board Agenda
  • 2019-02-21 Board Summary
  • 2019-02-21 Board Presentation
  • 2018-11-15 Board Minutes
  • 2018-11-15 Board Agenda
  • 2018-11-15 Board Summary
  • 2018-11-15 Board Presentation
  • 2018-08-16 Board Agenda
  • 2018-08-16 Board Summary
  • 2018-08-16 Board Presentation
  • 2018-08-16 Board Minutes
  • 2018-05-10 Board Summary
  • 2018-05-10 Board Agenda
  • 2018-05-10 Board Presentation
  • 2018-05-10 Board Minutes
  • 2018-02-15 Board Minutes
  • 2018-02-15 Board Presentation
  • 2018-02-15 Board Summary
  • 2018-02-15 Board Agenda
  • 2017-11-16 Board Summary
  • 2017-11-16 Board Minutes
  • 2017-11-16 Board Agenda
  • 2017-11-16 Board Presentation
  • 2017-08-17 Board Agenda
  • 2017-08-17 Board Presentation
  • 2017-08-17 Board Minutes
  • 2017-08-17 Board Summary
  • 2017-05-11 Board Agenda
  • 2017-05-11 Board Summary
  • 2017-05-11 Board Presentation
  • 2017-05-11 Board Minutes
  • 2017-02-16 Board Agenda
  • 2017-02-16 Board Presentation
  • 2017-02-16 Board Summary
  • 2017-02-16 Board Minutes
  • 2016-11-10 Board Agenda
  • 2016-11-10 Board Summary
  • 2016-11-10 Board Presentation
  • 2016-11-10 Board Minutes
  • 2016-08-16 Board Minutes
  • 2016-08-18 Board Agenda
  • 2016-08-18 Board Summary
  • 2016-08-18 Board Presentation
  • 2016-05-12 Board Agenda
  • 2016-05-12 Board Summary
  • 2016-05-12 Board Presentation
  • 2016-05-12 Board Minutes
  • 2016-02-18 Board Minutes
  • 2016-02-18 Board Agenda
  • 2016-02-18 Board Summary
  • 2016-02-18 Board Presentation
  • 2015-02-19 Board Agenda
  • 2015-02-19 Board Summary
  • 2015-02-19 Board Presentation
  • 2015-02-19 Board Minutes
  • 2015-05-14 Board Minutes
  • 2015-05-14 Board Agenda
  • 2015-05-14 Board Summary
  • 2015-05-14 Board Presentation
  • 2015-08-20 Board Minutes
  • 2015-08-20 Board Agenda
  • 2015-08-20 Board Presentation
  • 2015-08-20 Board Summary
  • 2015-11-12 Board Agenda
  • 2015-11-12 Board Summary
  • 2015-11-12 Board Presentation
  • 2015-11-12 Board Minutes
  • 2014-11-13 Board Presentation
  • 2014-11-13 Board Agenda
  • 2014-11-13 Board Summary
  • 2014-11-13 Board Minutes
  • 2014-05-22 Board Summary
  • 2014-05-22 Board Minutes
  • 2014-08-21 Board Agenda
  • 2014-08-21 Board Summary
  • 2014-08-21 Board Minutes
  • 2014-08-21 Board Presentation
  • 2014-02-20 Board Minutes
  • 2014-02-20 Board Presentation
  • 2014-05-22 Board Presentation
  • 2013-11-21 Board Minutes
  • 2013-08-15 Board Minutes
  • 2013-05-16 Board Minutes
  • 2013-02-21 Board Minutes
  • 2012 Board Minutes
  • 2011 Board Minutes
  • 2010 Board Minutes
  • 2009 Board Minutes
  • 2008 Board Minutes
  • 2007 Board Minutes
  • 2006 Board Minutes
District Map
District Map
Board Members:
  • (001) First Congressional District - Vacant
  • (002) Second Congressional District - Susan Harper, Albany, GA (Chair)
  • (003) Third Congressional District - Kathy Howell, Carrollton, GA (Secretary)
  • (004) Fourth Congressional District - Phil Davis, Stone Mountain, GA (Vice Chair)
  • (005) Fifth Congressional District - Kristy Beam, Ed.D., Atlanta, GA
  • (006) Sixth Congressional District - Vacant
  • (007) Seventh Congressional District - Kristin Morrissey, Cumming, GA
  • (008) Eighth Congressional District - Luann Purcell, Ed.D., Warner Robins, GA
  • (009) Ninth Congressional District - Cristina Washell, Ed.D., Cleveland, GA
  • (010) Tenth Congressional District - Theresa Magpuri-Lavell, Ed.D., Milledgeville, GA
  • (011) Eleventh Congressional District - Jen Bennecke, Atlanta, GA
  • (012) Twelfth Congressional District - Vacant
  • (013) Thirteenth Congressional District - Melissa Boekhaus, MD., Smyrna, GA
  • (014) Fourteenth Congressional District - Debra Brock, Calhoun, GA

To contact a board member, call 404-651-7432, or click on the board member's name to email.

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