Applications to Provide Georgia’s Pre-K Program Now Available
The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) has released the application for new and returning providers of Georgia’s Pre-K Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Read More
Ribbon Cutting for Little Free Library at Park Street Elementary
As a Little Free Library community partner, Cobb Collaborative is pleased to continue its goal of establishing LFLs throughout the county. Read More
And Our Next Reader Is…The Mayor
The statewide Mayor’s Reading Club, a new literacy program created by Georgia City Solutions, a nonprofit arm of the Georgia Municipal Association, began with a handful of mayors and has grown to more than 50 mayors participating from across the state. Read More
The Readiness Radar: A One-Stop-Shop for All Who Need Early Childhood Data
Truly a one-stop-shop, the new Readiness Radar layers together early childhood data that once existed in several different places onto a single, easy-to-use online platform. Read More
Cherokee County School District kicks off Get Cherokee Reading
The Cherokee County School District has kicked off a month-long literacy campaign to get kids reading. Read More
Baldwin County High School Students Promote Youth Literacy in the Community
Students spearheaded a book drive as a service-learning project, and the Deal Center proudly donated 100 books from our internal collection and another 100 from personal donations made by staff, family, and friends. Read More
Coming Together Now to Help Children Receive Meals During the Summer
It’s time for winter break at schools throughout Georgia—but it’s also the time for communities to start collaboratively planning ways to increase access to healthy meals, safe environments, and books and educational opportunities during the summer months. Read More
Strolling Thunder: A Storm of Advocacy for Georgia’s Young Children
The day brought families who prepared with virtual advocacy trainings conducted by GEEARS to the Georgia Capitol, along with their babies and toddlers, strollers, and diapers bags. Read More
GPB Announces 2023 PBS KIDS Writers Contest For Kids In K-3
GPB invites all Georgia students in kindergarten through third grade to create a great story, illustrate it, and enter it in the PBS KIDS Writers Contest. Read More
Early Childhood Centers in Marietta Welcome the Community to Read With Them
The Community Scope and Sequence was created by the Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center and connects the Georgia Pre-K learning standards to a curriculum that builds and develops the "reading brain," all based upon brain science. Read More
Child Poverty Rates and Low Literacy Scores Rouse Meriwether County Family Connection to Shift Strategy
Sometimes one conversation can create a seismic shift in strategy. That’s what happened when Rhonda Fuller attended a peer-to-peer presentation in Troup County after stepping into the role of executive director for Meriwether County Family Connection in 2017. Read More
Freedom Schools Provide Haven of Support and Learning for Students in Peoplestown
Funding from Coaching for Literacy enabled Emmaus House, in partnership with the Get Georgia Reading—Campaign for Grade Level Reading, to transition the program to meet the educational and socio-emotional needs of K – 3 children, funding critical supplies, training, books, and literacy kits. Read More
Marietta PAL and Cobb Collaborative Unveil a New Little Free Library
A ribbon-cutting was held for a Little Free Library sponsored by the Marietta Police Athletic League. Little Free Libraries are small kiosks set up under the philosophy of “Take One, Leave One” which encourages readers to borrow books and donate books to the system. Read More
DECAL To Celebrate “A Decade of Stars” During Quality Rated’s 10th Anniversary
The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning will host a series of statewide celebrations beginning in September to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the state’s highly regarded Quality Rated child care system. Read More
Remembering Former First Lady of Georgia Sandra Deal
Sandra Deal believed every living thing on the planet has the capacity to do remarkable things if placed in fertile soil. That’s why she and her husband, former governor Nathan Deal, wanted our schools to be top-notch. Read More
Are You “Spinach to Win It” During Farm to School Month in October?
“Spinach to Win It” is a statewide celebration coordinated by Georgia Organics to get kids eating, growing, and participating in spinach-themed activities. Read More
Affordable Connectivity Program Helps Households Connect
The Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission program, is a new long-term benefit that will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service. Read More
DECAL Spotlights Dangers of Leaving Children in Vehicles
For the ninth consecutive year, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is calling for families and caregivers of children to increase awareness of the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. Read More
New Policies in Georgia Put the State on Track to Increase Support for Babies
New data indicates families with infants and toddlers, particularly in underserved communities, continue to struggle, but visionary state legislation could be a game-changer. Read More
Empowering Communities Through Collective Impact Grant Initiative
The recipients of the 2022 Empowering Communities through Collective Impact Grant Initiative: Sustaining The Basics to Communities in Georgia will receive up to $10,000 to support implementation of The Basics principles. Read More