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VOICES invites you to Step Up for Kids Day
October 4, 2010 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Center

 

We need your voice to help challenge the candidates to make our children's early years count!  Please join us and let candidates know Georgia's Children can't wait another term for actions.

For more information and to register, click here .

  

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  SAVE THE DATE!
2010 Big Voice for Children Awards

Voices for Georgia's Children is once again honoring the people in our state whose advocacy and actions have made a difference for kids.


Mark your calendar for Friday evening, November 12th for the annual celebration at the Four Seasons in Atlanta.

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DECAL Quality Study
on Child Care and PreK

 

Parents and child advocates have new information for improving the care and learning of Georgia children under five years old.

 

On March 26, Bright from the Start, Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning, released two studies on the quality of child care and Georgia Pre-K. Among the results of the study of licensed child care centers was the disappointing news that two-thirds of centers are delivering “poor” quality child care to infants and toddlers and only five percent are rated “high” in quality.

 

Pre-K programs outside of lottery funded programs were 35% “poor” quality and 60% “medium.”  PreK programs funded by the Georgia Lottery fared better with most centers being rated “medium” quality.  Classrooms generally were rated higher for emotional support and classroom environment than for instructional support.

 

To read the executive summaries and full reports, visit DECAL’s website at http://www.decal.ga.gov/BftS/ResearchStudyOfQuality.aspx.



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