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State of Emergency Announcement for 3-27-23

State of Emergency Announcement for 3-27-23 View More

Approved Organizations serving Healthy Meals and Snacks to children and adults qualify for cash reimbursement through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Child Care, Adult Daycare, Head Start, At-Risk Afterschool programs, Emergency Shelters across Georgia may be eligible View More

April 2023 CACFP and Happy Helpings Training Announcement

April 2023 CACFP and Happy Helpings Training Announcement View More

Nutrition Newsletter March 2023 - Happy Helpings

Nutrition Newsletter March 2023 - Happy Helpings View More

Nutrition Newsletter March 2023-CACFP

Nutrition Newsletter March 2023-CACFP View More

Race/Ethnic Data Collection (12-28-22)

Race/Ethnic Data Collection (12-28-22) View More

DECAL Searching for Georgia’s Early Childhood Educators of the Year

New Program Celebrates Outstanding Early Education Teachers of children Birth to Preschool View More

Georgia’s Pre-K Program Returns for Post-Pandemic 2021-2022 School Year

Georgia’s Pre-K Program Returns for Post-Pandemic 2021-2022 School Year View More

Georgia Essential Early Childhood Workforce Bonus FAQs

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the Early Childhood Professionals Bonus and will be updated on a regular basis as more information becomes available. Additional information on the application process, required verifications of employment, and other requirements will be provided to all eligible providers and professionals. View More

Happy Helpings Fact Sheet

Happy Helpings fills the hunger gap by providing nutritious meals and snacks to children 18 years and younger during summer break. View More

Happy Helpings: How to Apply

Happy Helpings only operates when school is out for the summer, but it is never too early to find out how to apply. View More

2020-2021 Georgia’s Pre-K Teachers of the Year Finalists Announced

DECAL Announces 2020-2021 Finalists for Georgia’s Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year View More

Foundation Awards Grants to Georgia Child Care Programs Impacted by Hurricane Michael

Forty-three mini-grants will help support 1,343 children and 220 teachers across 20 Georgia counties View More

Health and Safety Training Flyer

Health and Safety Training Flyer View More

New Head Start Performance Standards - Summary

New Head Start Performance Standards View More

New Head Start Performance Standards - Full Report

New Head Start Performance Standards View More

Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Grantees in Georgia

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grantees in Georgia can now access a webinar, originally webcast on May 18, 2015, that will explain the policies, procedures, and requirements for leveraging subsidies from the Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program to serve eligible infants, toddlers, and their families. The webinar is a resource to help inform grantees of the supports available to them and how to access and optimize those supports. View More

The Georgia Head Start Association (GHSA) has updated their Strategic Plan May 2015.

The plan was based on the results of the annual GHSA needs assessment . Click title to retrieve the plan. View More

Free Online Transportation Training

Free Online Transportation Training View More

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