🎙️ A new episode of DECAL Download is coming soon! This week, we’re talking EXPAND Grants and expanding access to child care during evenings and weekends. How are these grants helping Georgia families? 🎧 @GADeptEarlyCare

DECAL has a career opportunity for a 2Gen Student Parent Consultant in the CAPS Division. This position is open to all qualified applicants. The deadline to apply is November 2, 2026. View the Job description at: careers.georgia.gov/caps-2ge…

🎉 @DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner recently visited Ivy League Academy in Cumming to help celebrate #GaPreKWeek! We’re grateful for leaders who take time to celebrate Georgia’s youngest learners. 🍎📚 #TodaysLearnersTomorrowsLeaders @GADeptEarlyCare

🍂 Fall back this weekend! ⏰ Daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 1. Don’t forget to turn your clocks BACK one hour Saturday night and enjoy that extra hour of sleep! 💤 #TimeChange #FallBack

Hey GA Child Care Owners! Get tools to analyze your program operations and finances and create an action plan to make your business stronger @ the FREE Assessing Your Child Care Business webinar on 10/27 @11am. Register now: gapds.decal.ga.gov/Training/….

🎉 Congratulations Abryana Murphy, the first of six finalists for 2026-2027 Early Childhood Educator of the Year! Abryana is a Family Child Care Learning Home provider in Tattnall County. @GADeptEarlyCare @GAEarlyEd

DECAL wishes the happiest of birthdays to all those celebrating this week: Eugenia Johnson, Katie Davis, Ava Dorminey, China Redman, Lashaunda Kirkland, Sherry Beckett, Stacy Igarashi, and Crystal Shelton!

Thoughts about child care in Georgia? Give us a call! 📞 @GADeptEarlyCare @Quality_Rated

📣 Don’t miss your LAST chance to attend a DECAL Roadshow this Thursday, October 29, in Statesboro! Connect with fellow child care owners and directors, learn, share ideas, and grow with DECAL. We hope to see you there! 🍎 Register here: surveymonkey.com/r/Statesbor…

Thanks @ArchithNEWS @WJBF for your coverage of our roadshows and DECAL Listens. @GADeptEarlyCare @Quality_Rated wjbf.com/news/georgia-news/g…

🎉 Congratulations Abryana Murphy, the first of 6 finalists for 2026-2027 Early Childhood Educators of the Year! Abryana is a FCCLH provider in Tattnall County. @GADeptEarlyCare and @GAEarlyEd are proud to recognize her dedication to Georgia’s youngest learners!

Thanks to the more than 100 childcare providers who joined us Thursday for our DECAL Roadshow in Morrow. @GADeptEarlyCare @Quality_Rated

Georgia’s Pre-K Program has a refreshed look, and it reflects the important work we all share. After more than 30 years of serving Georgia’s children and supporting more than 2 million solid starts, we have updated our logo and tagline to better represent the promise.

More than 150 child care providers joined us Thursday at The Morrow Center for the DECAL Roadshow! 🙌 Thank you to everyone who participated in this great day of connecting, learning, and growing. Our fourth and final Roadshow is Thursday, Oct. 29, in Statesboro. Don’t miss it!

🎃 Little learners at All Smiles In-Home Childcare in Thomasville are exploring the pumpkin! From its shape and texture to its color and feel, hands-on experiences like these spark curiosity and make learning fun. 🍂🧡 #EarlyLearning #GeorgiaChildCare

💚 SEEDS Regional Supervisors Christina Canada-Clark (North), Margaret Freeman (South) and Jeneine Barlow (Infant Toddler, South) joined CCR&R SW at @AlbanyStateUniv for their final Professional Learning Community session focused on the Birth to 5 Pyramid Model Initiative.

DECAL is proud to be represented at the Georgia Family Connection Conference on Jekyll Island! 👏 Left to right: Lisa Pitts, South West Community Coordinator; Dajuana Robinson, Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager; and Tomisher Campbell, South East Community Coordinator.

🎃 Celebrate the season with festive snacks that encourage children to explore healthy foods. Try ideas like pumpkin parfaits, veggie jack-o'-lanterns, or whole grain pumpkin muffins. Find snack and activity inspiration here: pin.it/4ZuQitKpb

DECAL has a career opportunity for a CCS Child Care Consultant, Central East Region (Augusta, GA and surrounding areas) in the CCS Division. Use the link below to apply online by Thursday, October 29, 2026 georgia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.co…

Thanks @rwilliamstv @CBSNewsATL for your coverage of child care in Georgia. cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/geo…