bright from the start: georgia department of early care and learning
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Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 2
Created by State Legislature in 2004
Merged Office of School Readiness with units from Department of Education, Department of Human Resources, and Georgia Child Care Council
One of only three agencies of its kind in the nation focused on children ages birth to five
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 3
Georgia’s Pre-K Program Licensing and regulation of child care programs Federal Child Care and Development Fund including Georgia's CAPS ProgramFederal Nutrition Programs Quality RatedHead Start State Collaboration Office Oversight of Georgia Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 4
HEALTH & SAFETY – Promote safe and healthy early care and learning programs
QUALITY – Improve quality of early care and learning programs
ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Foster organizational excellence through stakeholder engagement, enterprise solutions, and workforce development
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 5
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 6
New state law requires all employees of Georgia’s approximately 6,000 child care facilities to undergo national fingerprint-based background checks. Law requires all new employees hired on or after January 1, 2014, to have satisfactory national background checks based on fingerprints, not just a name search of Georgia records.Existing employees hired before January 1, 2014, will have until 2017 to meet the requirement, unless they move to a new child care facility.
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 7
Georgia is one of six states awarded funding through the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC).
Georgia was awarded $51.7 million to be used over a four-year period, the highest amount awarded among the six grants.Impacts not just individual students and families but also the state’s future workforce and economy.
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 8
Georgia’s application focused on four specific strategies:
Access to high quality opportunitiesInvestment in early childhood educators and high quality programsIntegration across programs and servicesMeasurement and data capacity expanded
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 9
Examples of Projects:Increase Quality Rated Access and AvailabilityQuality Rated ValidationInvestments in Early Education Workforce
Intensive Training on new Early Learning and Development StandardsScholarships to improve educational qualification
Kindergarten Entry AssessmentStatewide Family Engagement and Community GrantsFurther development of Unified Data System
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 10
Georgia has three months to submit Scopes of Work with specific deliverables and milestones. Federal DOE and HHS have three months to approve the Scopes of Work.Georgia can begin expending funds (up to 10%) before the Scopes of Work are approved.DECAL will work with each participating agency to finalize agency scopes of work, interagency agreements, and budgets.
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 11
Governor’s OfficeGovernor’s Office of Children and FamiliesGovernor’s Office of Student AchievementGeorgia Department of Community AffairsGeorgia Department of Economic DevelopmentGeorgia Department of EducationGeorgia Department of Public HealthGeorgia Public Broadcasting
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Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 13
Georgia’s voluntary system to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early care and education programsCurrently, 293 rated programs with 1,290 programs participatingIn November, 2013, hosted 73 of state’s top child care programs at a conference at Lake Lanier Islands. The three-star programs included 35 child care centers, 36 family day care homes, and two group day care homes.
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 14
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 15
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and LearningBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learningwww.decal.ga.govwww.decal.ga.gov 16
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