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Board of Early Care and Learning

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Early Care and Learning Meeting

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) will hold its quarterly board meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2025, starting at 9 a.m. The board meeting will be held at 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, East Tower 8th Floor, Oak Room, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

During the board meeting a public hearing will be held regarding proposed changes to state licensing rules and other issues relating to early care and education.

The Public Hearing regarding proposed rule amendments relating to early care and learning will begin at 1 p.m. in the Oak Conference Room. Anyone wishing to address the board in person should sign in to speak before 1 p.m. If no guest speakers sign in before 1 p.m., the board will resume its regular meeting. Guest speakers wishing to address the board in person who arrive after 1 p.m. will still be allowed to make a public statement.

The proposed rule amendments have been posted to DECAL’s website at Rules and Regulations (ga.gov). Hard copies of the proposed rule amendments are available to the public at the DECAL office located at 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE, Suite 754, East Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334.

Interested parties can submit comments in the following ways: 1. Can email their comments to CCSRuleRevisions@decal.ga.gov before 5 p.m., May 14, 2025; 2. Can fax their comments to 678-891-5643 before 5 p.m., May 14, 2025; 3. Can mail their comments to 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE, Suite 754, East Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334; 4. Can appear in person at 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE, East Tower, 8th floor, Oak Room, Atlanta, GA 30334 and sign-in before 1 p.m. to address the board; or 5. Can enter comments through the Teams comment feature during the meeting. Comments made in writing will be given the same consideration as those that are made verbally.

Anyone wishing to attend the board meeting or make comments virtually should register for the meeting at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/54aaa141-9ac8-4e64-b5c2-61c65c6a355b@b8e0a1a4-a274-4c23-97e9-608b64c12f4e. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing instructions for joining the webinar.

If no comments are submitted in writing and no guest speakers have signed in to address the board in person by 1 p.m., the board will resume its regular meeting. If no comments or guest speakers arrive by the end of the board’s regular business meeting the board will adjourn. Comments sent to DECAL before the board meeting during the 30-day comment period will be distributed to board members for their review. To be considered, DECAL must receive written comments on or before 5 p.m., May 14, 2025.

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


Following are dates for the 2025 quarterly meetings of the Board of Early Care and Learning:

  • 1st Quarter: February 20, 2025
  • 2nd Quarter: May 15, 2025
  • 3rd Quarter: August 28, 2025
  • 4th Quarter: November 20, 2025

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.

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  • 2025-02-20 Board Agenda
  • 2025-02-20 Board Summary
  • 2025-02-20 Board Minutes
  • 2025-02-20 Board Presentation
  • 2025-02-20 Board Webinar
  • 2025-05-15 Board Agenda
  • 2025-05-15 Board Summary
  • 2025-05-15 Board Presentation
  • 2024-08-22 Board Agenda
  • 2024-08-22 Board Summary
  • 2024-08-22 Board Presentation
  • 2024-08-22 Board webinar
  • 2024-11-21 Board Agenda
  • 2024-11-21 Board Summary
  • 2024-11-21 Board Presentation
  • 2024-11-21 Board Webinar Disclaimer
  • 2024-05-16 Board Agenda
  • 2024-05-16 Board Summary
  • 2024-05-16 Board Presentation
  • 2024-05-16 Board Webinar
  • 2024-02-15 Board Webinar
  • 2024-02-15 Board Agenda
  • 2024-02-15 Board Minutes
  • 2024-02-15 Board Summary
  • 2024-02-15 Board Presentation
  • 2023-11-16 Board Minutes
  • 2023-11-16 Board Webinar
  • 2023-11-16 Board Agenda
  • 2023-11-16 Board Presentation
  • 2023-11-16 Board Summary
  • 2023-08-24 Board Webinar
  • 2023-08-24 Board Webinar – Disclaimer: Due to unforeseen circumstances…
  • 2023-08-24 Board Minutes
  • 2023-08-24 Board Agenda
  • 2023-08-24 Board Summary
  • 2023-08-24 Board Presentation
  • 2023-05-18 Board Summary
  • 2023-05-18 Board Presentation
  • 2023-05-18 Board Webinar
  • 2023-05-18 Board Minutes
  • 2023-05-18 Board Agenda
  • 2023-02-16 Board Agenda
  • 2023-02-16 Board Summary
  • 2023-02-16 Board Webinar
  • 2023-02-16 Board Presentation
  • 2023-02-16 Board Minutes
  • 2022-11-17 Board Minutes
  • 2022-11-17 Board Summary
  • 2022-11-17 Board Presentation
  • 2022-11-17 Board Webinar
  • 2022-11-17 Board Agenda
  • 2022-08-25 Board Webinar
  • 2022-08-25 Board Summary
  • 2022-08-25 Board Agenda
  • 2022-08-25 Board Presentation
  • 2022-08-25 Board Minutes
  • 2022-05-19 Board Agenda
  • 2022-05-19 Board Minutes
  • 2022-05-19 Board Summary
  • 2022-05-19 Board Presentation
  • 2022-05-19 Board Webinar
  • 2022-02-17 Board Minutes
  • 2022-02-17 Board Agenda
  • 2022-02-17 Board Summary
  • 2022-02-17 Board Presentation
  • 2022-02-17 Board Webinar
  • 2021-11-18 Board Minutes
  • 2021-11-18 Board Summary
  • 2021-11-18 Board Agenda
  • 2021-11-18 Board Presentation
  • 2021-11-18 Board Webinar
  • 2022-11-17 Board Minutes
  • 2021-08-26 Board Minutes
  • 2021-08-26 Board Agenda
  • 2021-08-26 Board Presentation
  • 2021-08-26 Board Summary
  • 2021-08-26 Board Webinar
  • 2021-05-20 Board Agenda
  • 2021-05-20 Board Presentation
  • 2021-05-20 Board Summary
  • 2021-05-20 Board Webinar
  • 2021-05-20 Board Minutes
  • 2021-02-18 Board Summary
  • 2021-02-18 Board Webinar
  • 2021-02-18 Board Minutes
  • 2021-02-18 Board Agenda
  • 2021-02-18 Board Presentation
  • 2020-11-19 Board Minutes
  • 2020-11-19 Board Agenda
  • 2020-11-19 Board Presentation
  • 2020-11-19 Board Webinar
  • 2020-08-27 Board Minutes
  • 2020-08-27 Board Agenda
  • 2020-08-27 Board Summary
  • 2020-08-27 Board Presentation
  • 2020-08-27 Board Webinar
  • 2020-05-14 Board Agenda
  • 2020-05-14 Board Presentation
  • 2020-05-14 Board Webinar
  • 2020-05-14 Board Summary
  • 2020-05-14 Board Minutes
  • 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 - Phil Davis Savannah, GA (Chair)
  • (002) Second Congressional District - Susan Harper, Albany, GA
  • (003) Third Congressional District - Joyce Freeman, Bowdon, GA
  • (004) Fourth Congressional District - Kristy Beam, Ed.D.,Atlanta, GA (Vice Chair)
  • (005) Fifth Congressional District - Karla Zisook, PhD, Decatur, GA
  • (006) Sixth Congressional District - Jen Bennecke, Atlanta, GA
  • (007) Seventh Congressional District - Kristin Morrissey, Cumming, GA (Secretary)
  • (008) Eighth Congressional District - Karen Jones, Ed.D., Warner Robins, GA
  • (009) Ninth Congressional District - Cristina Washell, Ed.D., Cleveland, GA
  • (010) Tenth Congressional District - Joanna Hill, Watkinsville, GA
  • (011) Eleventh Congressional District - Maria Franklin, Adairsville, GA
  • (012) Twelfth Congressional District - Vacant
  • (013) Thirteenth Congressional District - Vacant
  • (014) Fourteenth Congressional District - Sylvia Washington, MD, Rome, GA

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

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