Latest Research
Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry, 2022–2024
DECAL commissioned researchers from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University to revisit previous studies examining the importance of the early care and education (ECE) industry to Georgia’s economy. The latest report examines recovery efforts coming out of the pandemic in 2022 through 2024. The analyses in this report show that state and federal financial funding, as well as policy decisions by DECAL, were essential to supporting Georgia’s ECE industry. This phase of the study offers a detailed snapshot of the industry’s economic reach, including economic impact dollar amount, number of children served by the industry, the proportion of industry revenues coming from government sources or parent fees, employment supported by the industry, and parent earnings made possible by the availability of child care.
https://www.decal.ga.gov/Research/ResearchEconomicImpact.aspx
State of the Early Care and Education Workforce
DECAL has released a new fact sheet providing a data-driven snapshot of Georgia’s early care and education (ECE) workforce. The brief summarizes key information on workforce demographics, credentials, salaries, and professional growth opportunities, based on publicly available DECAL data. (Read more)
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Provider Data Export (Administrative data on licensed and exempt child care providers)
Cross Agency Child Data System (CACDS)
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