Bright from the Start is accepting submissions for the FY14 GA Curriculum Review and Approval Process. The review will result in an approved curriculum list for Georgia’s Pre-K Programs and a recommended curriculum list for Georgia’s birth to five early learning programs. For more information, click title above. View More

Program Promotes Fresh, Local Fruits and Vegetables for Children During their Most Formative Years View More

Pre-K Week, October 21-25, 2013, includes discount admission for Pre-K classes, special shows and activities View More

DECAL is holding a public hearing on proposed changes to rules governing child care programs to reflect recent changes in Georgia law. View More

Quality Rated Helps Parents in Selecting Quality Early Education Programs View More

Program Promotes Healthy Eating and Exercise for Children Birth to Five View More

Bright from the Start announced the availability of the RFA Sub-Grant for Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits. View More

Bright from the Start announced the availability of the RFA Sub-Grant for Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits. View More

New Law Requires National Fingerprint-Based Background Checks for All Employees of Georgia’s approximately 6,000 child care facilities View More

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) served 3.6 million meals during Summer, 2013 View More

Commissioner Cagle: New early education initiatives made Georgia’s application stronger and more competitive View More

New Efforts include Backpack Programs and Mobile Meal Sites View More

Deadline is now February 25 for program promoting Healthy Eating and Exercise for Children Birth to Five View More

“Red Fez Reading Club” offers Free Circus Tickets to Young Readers View More

Report by national experts in early childhood education and care concludes that, as a universal program, Georgia’s Pre-K Program significantly improves school readiness skills in language, literacy and math. View More

Students Scored Above National Norm in Language, Literacy and Math View More

Lottery Funded Program Open for All Age Eligible Four Year Olds in Georgia View More

The application to become a Georgia's Pre-K Program provider is now available for download. Continuation providers should apply online in PANDA. View More

Deadline for Submitting Applications is 5:00 PM EDT on April 23, 2014 View More

Everything you need to know to keep your kids safe from heatstroke. View More

Nutritionists from thirty of Georgia’s Three-Star Quality Rated Child Care Programs recently toured the North Carolina Research Campus near Charlotte with Dole Packaged Foods to learn how to encourage good nutrition in their programs for Georgia’s youngest learners. View More

Commissioner Bobby Cagle is warning Georgia's child care providers to fully comply with all rules involving the safe transportation of children or be subject to enforcement fines. Read his letter here. View More

Latest Incident of Child Left in a Vehicle for Hours was Monday in Macon View More

Child Care Centers, Adult Day Care, Head Start, Emergency Shelters Among Participants View More

Key discussion points concerning one proposed rule revision regarding an exemption for school age programs. View More

Bright from the Start's Child Care Services Division will host three open community meetings to discuss one proposed rule revision regarding an exemption for school age programs. View More

Bright from the Start has announced a new program to support wellness policies in child care centers in southwest Georgia. View More

The Office of Head Start will be holding a Facility Tour for Fulton County, Georgia. Click above link for further information. View More

Click link above to read about the uptick in H1N1 cases in a story posted on the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) website. View More

An Early Head Start program in Fulton County, Georgia needs a new sponsor. Click the link above for details. View More

A draft of Georgia’s application for federal funds for the Georgia State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care is available for download and review. E-mail written comments about the application to Mark.Waits@decal.ga.gov before March 30, 2010. View More

Bright from the Start is seeking applications from organizations that have the experience and the capability to provide services to assist child care programs in achieving or renewing national accreditation. To be considered, completed grant proposals must be received by Bright from the Start before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010. View More

The Georgia State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care will hold a public meeting to discuss its application for the federal state advisory council grant fund. View More

The location of the Millionth Child currently being served by Georgia’s Pre-K Program has been revealed. The millionth child walked through the doors of Sumter County Primary School in Americus, Georgia! Governor Sonny and Mrs. Mary Perdue will kick off a special celebration at the school on Thursday, February 18. View More

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is looking for eligible sponsors to serve nutritious meals to children throughout Georgia this summer. View More

Commissioner's Order as of 12/02/09 and Hearing Officer's Report View More

Document detailing the proposed rule revisions for Child Care Learning Centers View More

Document detailing the proposed rule revisions for Group Day Care Homes View More

Document detailing the proposed rule revisions for Family Day Care Homes View More

Email sent to Child Care Providers regarding the proposed rule revisions in Child Care Services View More

Notice of Public Hearing and Proposed Rulemaking for Child Care Services View More

The state of Georgia has funding available to help parents with the cost of child care services. View More

Bright from the Start received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to launch a pilot nutrition project targeted in southwest Georgia. View More

It is critical that children have the literacy skills to be successful in school and throughout life. Click the link above to download the guide. View More

Bright from the Start has released approximately $1.7 million in funds to upgrade and improve more than 3,800 classrooms that are part of Georgia's Pre-K Program. View More

For the Millionth Child Campaign View More

For Millionth Child Campaign View More

Bright from the Start will have a called telephone board meeting September 28, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. The board will review and vote on the proposed rule amendments. The meeting will be held in Room 601 at 10 Park Place South, SE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Click on the eBOARD link to see the agenda. For more information on the proposed amendments, click on "Rule Update" and "Voting on Rules" agenda items. View More

First Lady Mary Perdue will host Georgia's Pre-K students for a live reading at the Governor's Mansion. View More

These state agencies have issued up-to-date information on the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) especially concerning school districts and the child care industry. View More

Even Start Family Literacy Program request for application has been posted. View More

Celebrating Georgia's Pre-K Program: A Million Dreams...and Counting View More

Christina Satkowski wrote the blog titled "A Second Look at the Georgia Pre-K Audit" on June 26, 2009. View More

Bright from the Start Training Registration for Georgia's Pre-K Program for the 2009-10 school year is now open for registration. View More

As a result of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, there is new money available for Head Start Expansion, Early Head Start, Seasonal/Migrant Head Start, and Alaskan/Native American Head Start. Grant information is now available. View More

I-Scream, You-Scream, We All Scream For College Savings! View More

In a state that is accustomed to ranking near the bottom on several education measures, here’s some good news about Georgia schools. View More

Governor Sonny Perdue and his wife First Lady Mary Perdue are excited to announce the Governor’s Pre-K book for 2009-2010, How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz. View More

Order Adopting Amendments to Rule Chapter 591-1-1, Rule Chapter 290-2-1 and Rule Chapter 290-2-3 View More

Bright from the Start announces funding opportunities on the web site and sends e-mails to interested agencies and individuals to notify them when a new Request for Application or Request for Proposal is released. View More

Georgia Reads Aloud Day is an annual event celebrating the impact of reading on children’s lives. Early care and learning providers, parents, and the community are encouraged to reinforce the importance of reading by making a special effort to read to children of all ages on this day. View More

Georgia Junior Leagues is participating in a new initiative called "The Million Minute Read" to promote literacy and school readiness in Georgia. View More

Notice of Public Hearing and Proposed Amendments to Rules for Child Care Learning Centers, Group Day Care Homes and Family Day Care Homes View More

Pre-K Application 2010 - 2011 will be available in February 2010 View More

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is soliciting proposals from agencies or organizations that have the capacity to provide community-based Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) services in one or more of the six regions for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. View More

Order Adopting Amendments to Rule Chapter 290-2-3, the Rules and Regulations for Family Day Care Homes and Hearing Office Report View More

First Lady, Mary Perdue reads "Courdoroy". (video) View More

ATLANTA, Ga., (July 29, 2008) – Dr. Holly A. Robinson, commissioner of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Susie Wilcher, president of the Georgia Head Start Association (GHSA), Bobby Griffin, Head Start branch manager, and Judith Deane, program specialist and Georgia State Liaison for the Region IV Office of Head Start, announced that Janice M. Haker has been named director of the Head Start State Collaboration Office. View More

The U.S. Department of Education today launched U.S.A. Learns, a free Web site to help immigrants learn English. The Web site, which is located at www.USALearns.org, provides approximately 11 million adults who have low levels of English proficiency with easily accessible and free English language training. View More