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Your source for news and information from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. You will hear from Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs and special guests to give you an update on all things DECAL. 


Episode Date
Episode 22 - Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Mar 26, 2024
Episode 21 - Pathway from Pre-K to College
Mar 19, 2024
Episode 20 - POWER-ED & DECAL Scholars
Mar 12, 2024
Episode 19 - Update from Thriving Child Care Business Academy
Mar 05, 2024
Episode 18 - GOAL Winner Ashley Ford
Feb 27, 2024
Episode 17 - Happy Helpings
Feb 20, 2024
Episode 16 - Jennie Couture Scholarship
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 15 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2024
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 14 - DECAL Family Peer Ambassadors
Jan 28, 2024
Episode 13 - Meet the Interns
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 12 - Preview of the 2024 Georgia General Assembly
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 11 - Chat with Reg Griffin
Jan 09, 2024
Episode 10 - Top Ten Episodes for 2023
Dec 26, 2023
Episode 9 - EXPAND Grants
Dec 19, 2023
Episode 8 - Meet Dennis Brice / Memos and Landlines
Dec 12, 2023
Episode 7 - Holiday Episode
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 6 - Meet Laura Evans
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 5 - All Staff Meeting 2023
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 4 - CAPS Provider Management and Payment System
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 3 - Georgia Literacy Council
Nov 07, 2023
Episode 2 - Meet our 2023-2024 Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Oct 31, 2023
Episode 1 - School-Age Child Care in Georgia
Oct 24, 2023
Episode 50 - Child Care Tuition Assistance for Early Educators
Oct 14, 2023
Episode 49 - Open Enrollment 2023
Oct 10, 2023
Episode 48 - Reporting Concerns with a Child Care Program
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 47 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2023
Sep 26, 2023
Episode 46 - Chat with the Commissioner
Sep 19, 2023
Episode 45 - October Farm to School Month
Sep 05, 2023
Episode 44 - Thriving Child Care Business Academy
Aug 29, 2023
Episode 43 - SEEDS Helpline
Aug 15, 2023
Episode 42 - Preparing for Georgia's Pre-K Program
Aug 08, 2023
Episode 41 - Special: Georgia Focus w/ John Clark
Aug 01, 2023
Episode 40 - CAPS Update
Jul 25, 2023
Episode 39 - DECAL Retirees
Jul 19, 2023
Episode 38 - Nutrition Services
Jul 11, 2023
Episode 37 - EXPAND Grants
Jul 03, 2023
Episode 36 - CAPS Provider Relations
Jun 27, 2023
Episode 35 - 2Gen Leadership Academy
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 34 - Chat with the Commissioner
Jun 14, 2023
Episode 33 - Find Help Georgia (www.findhelpga.org)
Jun 06, 2023
Episode 32 - Summer Transition Program 2023
May 23, 2023
Episode 31 - Look Again Week
May 16, 2023
Episode 30 - Board of Early Care and Learning
May 09, 2023
Episode 29 - Community Transformation Grants
May 02, 2023
Episode 28 - Georgia Children's Mental Health Week
Apr 25, 2023
Episode 27 - Health and Safety Grants
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 26 - School Age Grants
Apr 11, 2023
Episode 25 - Georgia Summit on Talent Development
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 24 - Meet Sheryl Young-Wilhite, our new Director of Human Resources at DECAL
Mar 28, 2023
Episode 23 - Meet Ellyn Cochran, Quality Care for Children
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 22 - Meet Dr. Caitlin McMunn Dooley, Voices for Georgia's Children
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 21 - Celebrating 30 years of Georgia's Pre-K Program
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 20 - Updates on POWER and DECAL Scholars
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 19 - Retiring HR Director Robin Stevens
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 18 - The Voice of DECAL
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 17 - Becoming a Georgia's Pre-K Program Provider
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 16 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2023
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 15 - A Day in the Life of Training Approval Specialists
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 14 - Preview of the 2023 Georgia General Assembly
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 13 - GPEE Panel on Future of Education in Georgia
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 12 - Family Friendly Child Care Searches
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 11 - 2022 Year in Review
Dec 27, 2022
Episode 10 - Holiday Episode
Dec 21, 2022
Episode 9 - Recap of Quality Rated Tenth Anniversary Celebrations
Dec 13, 2022
Episode 8 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 7 - Quality Rated Honors Former Governor Nathan Deal
Nov 29, 2022
Episode 6 - Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 5 - New GELDS website launches in January
Nov 15, 2022
Episode 4 - Celebrating 30 Years of Georgia’s Pre-K Program
Nov 01, 2022
Episode 3 - Meet our Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year 2022-2023
Oct 25, 2022
Episode 2 - Farm to School/Farm to Early Care and Education Month
Oct 18, 2022
Episode 1 - Meet Malcolm Mitchell, author of "Hey, Georgia!"
Oct 11, 2022
Episode 58 - Celebrating 18 Years of DECAL
Oct 04, 2022
Episode 57 - Georgia Pre-K Week 2022
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 56 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting ECE Workforce)
Sep 20, 2022
Episode 55 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Sep 13, 2022
Episode 54 - Georgia’s Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Sep 06, 2022
Episode 53 - DECAL North East Region Community Partnerships
Aug 30, 2022
Episode 52 - Quality Rated 10th Anniversary
Aug 23, 2022
Episode 51 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting Child Care Providers)
Aug 16, 2022
Episode 50 - Meet Laura Wagner, Georgia Foundation for Early Care and Learning
Aug 09, 2022
Episode 49 - DECAL Central West Region Community Partnerships
Aug 02, 2022
Episode 48 - Cyber Security
Jul 26, 2022
Episode 47 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting Families)
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 46 - Happy Helpings Summer Food Service Program
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 45 - DECAL Central East Region Community Partnerships
Jul 05, 2022
Episode 44 - Preparing for Georgia's Pre-K Program
Jun 28, 2022
Episode 43 - CAPS Student-Parent Priority Group
Jun 21, 2022
Episode 42 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Jun 14, 2022
Episode 41 - DECAL Southeast Community Partnerships
Jun 07, 2022
Episode 40 - Look Again
May 25, 2022
Episode 39 - Day in the Life of Inclusion and Behavior Support's Fachelle Garner
May 24, 2022
Episode 38 - DECAL Community Partnerships/Northwest Region
May 17, 2022
Episode 37 - Day in the Life of CAPS' Tara Davis and Gina Haskins
May 10, 2022
Episode 36 - STABLE and POWER Payment Updates
May 03, 2022
Episode 35 - Moonlight through the Pines
May 03, 2022
Episode 34 - 2022 Children’s Mental Health Week
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 33 - DECAL Community Partnerships/Southwest Region
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 32 - Special: Georgia News Network Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 31 - Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Milestones Revisions
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 30 - Meet Taylor Edwards
Apr 05, 2022
Episode 29 - A Day in the Life of Abby Mozo
Mar 29, 2022
Episode 28 - GPEE Top Ten Issues to Watch 2022
Mar 22, 2022
Episode 27 - Clean Water for Georgia Kids
Mar 15, 2022
Episode 26 - Path2College 529 Plan Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Mar 08, 2022
Episode 25 - Meet Megan Fickes, Early Head Start Partnership Director
Mar 01, 2022
Episode 24 - Happy Helpings Summer Food Service Program
Feb 22, 2022
Episode 23 - Family Peer Ambassadors
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 22 - Child Care Services Consultant of the Day
Feb 08, 2022
Episode 21 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 20 - Early Childhood Educators of the Year 2022
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 19 - Inclusive Early Learning Week
Jan 25, 2022
Episode 18 - Georgia Association for Infant Mental Health
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 16 - Georgia's Pre-K Program Specialist of the Day
Jan 11, 2022
Episode 17 - POWER Payments Round 2
Jan 07, 2022
Episode 15 - Day in the Life of Rachael Lee
Jan 04, 2022
Episode 14 - DECAL Holiday Special
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 13 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Dec 07, 2021
Episode 12 - COVID Vaccines for Children
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Language and Literacy Endorsements
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 10 - CAPS Expansion
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 9 - Clark's Christmas Kids 2021
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 8 - Coy Bowles and "Can You Touch a Color?"
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 7 - Meet Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year 2021-2022
Nov 02, 2021
Episode 6 - Best Places to Eat in Georgia
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 5 - National Farm to School and Early Education Month + STABLE 4WARD
Oct 17, 2021
Episode 4 - Ten Years of GEEARS
Oct 12, 2021
Episode 2 - Meet our DECAL Scholars of the Year 2021-2022
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 3 - Special: WGAU Interview with Deputy Commissioner Susan Adams
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 1 - Meet Rebecca Ellis, Director of Practice and Support Services
Sep 28, 2021
Episode 56 - New COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care in Georgia
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 55 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2021
Sep 14, 2021
Episode 54 - Contracts at DECAL
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 53 - New DECAL Authors
Aug 31, 2021
Episode 52 - Georgia’s Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 51 - COVID-19 Update
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 50 - Georgia's Pre-K Program is Back
Aug 10, 2021
Episode 49 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 48 - Careers at DECAL
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 47 - We Care, Child Care Sweepstakes
Jul 20, 2021
Episode 46 - Meet Wanda Avant and Avant Learning Academy in Savannah
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 45 - Helping “Reluctant Readers”
Jul 06, 2021
Episode 44 - Planting SEEDS for a successful school year
Jun 29, 2021
Episode 43 - CAPS Program and ACCESS
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 42 - Look Again Virtual News Conference
Jun 15, 2021
Episode 41 - New CAPS deadline for Quality Rated
Jun 08, 2021
Episode 40 - Vaccine Update
Jun 01, 2021
Episode 39 - Look Again 2021
May 25, 2021
Episode 38 - DECAL Scholars 20th Anniversary
May 18, 2021
Episode 37 - Update on POWER Supplemental Payments
May 11, 2021
Episode 36 - Preparing for Kindergarten
May 04, 2021
Episode 35 - Children's Mental Health Week
Apr 27, 2021
Episode 34 - Georgia Farm to School and Early Care and Education Summit
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 33 - Aspen Policy Acceleration Partnership
Apr 13, 2021
Episode 32 - Vaccines for Child Care Workforce
Mar 25, 2021
Episode 31 - STABLE Round 3
Mar 23, 2021
Episode 30 - POWER Supplemental Payments to Pre-K and Child Care
Mar 13, 2021
Episode 29 - Applications for Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2021-2022
Mar 09, 2021
Episode 28 - COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care Programs + Vaccine Information for Teachers and Staff
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 27 - Community Impact Grants
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 26 - Summer Transition Program
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 25 - Summer Food Service Program 2021
Feb 09, 2021
Episode 24 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2021
Feb 02, 2021
Episode 23 - GPEE Top Ten Issues to Watch
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 22 - Meet Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2020-2021
Jan 19, 2021
Episode 21 - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Jan 13, 2021
Episode 20 - Georgia ECE Health and Wellness Collaboration Project
Jan 05, 2021
Episode 19 - Year End Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Dec 29, 2020
Episode 18 - Foundation for Early Care and Learning Update
Dec 22, 2020
Episode 17 - SOLVE Expansion
Dec 15, 2020
Episode 16 - Holiday Episode
Dec 08, 2020
Episode 15 - Child Care: Open for Business
Dec 01, 2020
Episode 14 - Online Learning Library Initiative (OLLI) Update
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 13- Clark's Christmas Kids
Nov 17, 2020
Episode 12 - STABLE Round 2
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Update
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 10 - Core Rules
Oct 27, 2020
Episode 9 - Safe Sleep and Open Enrollment
Oct 20, 2020
Episode 8 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Oct 13, 2020
Episode 7 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2020
Oct 06, 2020
Episode 6 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 5 - Free Your Feels
Sep 29, 2020
Episode 4 - Census 2020
Sep 22, 2020
Episode 3 - Developmental Milestones Website
Sep 15, 2020
Episode 2 - Georgia's SOLVE Program
Sep 08, 2020
Episode 1 - Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Sep 01, 2020
Episode 58 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 57 - COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care Programs
Aug 18, 2020
Episode 56 - Virtual Town Hall with Governor Brian Kemp and Dr. Kathleen Toomey
Aug 11, 2020
Episode 55 - COVID Considerations in Returning to School
Aug 05, 2020
Episode 54 - After School Programs and CACFP Afterschool Meals
Jul 29, 2020
Episode 53 - Car Seat Invention Prevents Hot Car Deaths
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 52 - Guidance for 2020-2021 Georgia's Pre-K Program
Jul 14, 2020
Episode 51 - Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning
Jul 08, 2020
Episode 50 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Jul 01, 2020
Episode 49 - Look Again 2020
Jun 30, 2020
Episode 48 - CCS Virtual Visits
Jun 24, 2020
Episode 47 - Summer Food Service Program
Jun 17, 2020
Episode 46 - Special: Georgia Focus from Georgia News Network
Jun 16, 2020
Episode 45 - Path2College 529 Plan "My Life's Dream" Challenge
Jun 10, 2020
Episode 44 - Summer Transition Program
Jun 03, 2020
Episode 43 - Reopening Child Care in Georgia
May 27, 2020
Episode 42 - Toddler Time At Home
May 20, 2020
Episode 41 - Planning for the Child Care Comeback
May 12, 2020
Episode 40 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
May 11, 2020
Episode 39 - STABLE Payments and CAPS Essential Service Workforce
May 06, 2020
Episode 38 - Georgia's Pre-K At Home
Apr 29, 2020
Episode 37 - Balancing Work, Life, and School during COVID-19
Apr 22, 2020
Episode 36 - Special: Commissioner Jacobs talks with WABE's Martha Dalton about child care programs open during COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 35 - COVID-19 and Georgia's CAPS Program
Apr 15, 2020
Episode 34 - Special: Commissioner Jacobs talks with Tim Bryant on WGAU Radio Athens
Apr 09, 2020
Episode 33 - COVID-19 impact on Georgia Child Care Programs
Apr 08, 2020
Episode 32 - Special: Georgia's Pre-K At Home on Good Day Atlanta
Apr 03, 2020
Episode 31 - Dr. Meghan McBride, Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Apr 01, 2020
Episode 30 - Children's Oral Health
Mar 25, 2020
Episode 29 - Special: WSB Radio interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Mar 20, 2020
Episode 28 - Registration for Georgia's Pre-K Program 2020-2021
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 27 - Our Response to COVID-19 Coronavirus in Georgia
Mar 16, 2020
Episode 26 - 2020 Summer Food Service Program
Mar 11, 2020
Episode 25 - Path from Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Mar 04, 2020
Episode 24 - Update on Quality Rated/CAPS 2020 Deadline
Feb 26, 2020
Episode 23 - Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Top Ten Issues to Watch
Feb 19, 2020
Episode 22 - Georgia Focus on PDG Grant
Feb 17, 2020
Episode 21 - 2020 Legislative Update
Feb 12, 2020
Episode 20 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2020
Feb 05, 2020
Episode 19 - ServiceNow
Jan 29, 2020
Episode 18 - CAPS Family Support and 2Gen
Jan 22, 2020
Episode 17 - Inclusion and Behavior Support Helpline
Jan 15, 2020
Episode 16 - Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Jan 08, 2020
Episode 15 - Meet the Interns
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 14 - Family Ambassadors
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 13 - CAPS/Quality Rated 2020 Deadline
Dec 04, 2019
Episode 12 - DECAL Holiday Special
Nov 27, 2019
Episode 11 - Georgia Public Library Service
Nov 20, 2019
Episode 10 - Farm to Early Care and Education in Baldwin County
Nov 13, 2019
Episode 9 - Deal Center for Early Language & Literacy
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 8 - A Chat with Coy Bowles from the Zac Brown Band
Oct 30, 2019
Episode 7 - Meet Chief Legal Officer Ira Sudman
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 6 - 2020 Open Enrollment
Oct 16, 2019
Episode 5 - Celebrating 15 Years of Bright from the Start
Oct 09, 2019
Episode 4 - Meet Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration Rian Ringsrud
Oct 02, 2019
Episode 3 - Celebrating the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grant
Sep 25, 2019
Episode 2 - Nutrition Health Educator Diana Myers
Sep 18, 2019
Episode 1 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Sep 11, 2019
Episode 52 - Longitudinal Study of Georgia's Pre-K Program
Sep 04, 2019
Episode 51 - GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
Aug 28, 2019
Episode 50 - Project LITTLE
Aug 21, 2019
Episode 49 - Diane Early Study on Georgia's Pre-K Program
Aug 14, 2019
Episode 48 - A Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Aug 07, 2019
Episode 47 - Back to School Special
Jul 31, 2019
Episode 46 - Meet Chief Information Officer Dennis Brice
Jul 24, 2019
Episode 45 - School Age Programs
Jul 17, 2019
Episode 44 - Summer Meals Program
Jul 10, 2019
Episode 43 - We Care Child Care Sweepstakes
Jul 03, 2019
Episode 42 - DIY Summer School
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 41 - Summer Transition Program
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 40 - Act Early Ambassador Jennie Couture
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 39 - DECAL Scholars
Jun 05, 2019
Episode 38 - Quality Rated Peer Support Network
May 29, 2019
Episode 37 - Look Again
May 22, 2019
Episode 36 - Wellness Committee and Activity Challenge
May 15, 2019
Episode 35 - Early Education Community Partnerships
May 08, 2019
Episode 34 - Inspections for Georgia's Pre-K Program
May 01, 2019
Episode 33 - Summer Camps
Apr 24, 2019
Episode 32 - Language and Literacy Endorsement
Apr 17, 2019
Episode 31 - Zell Miller Foundation
Apr 10, 2019
Episode 30 - CCS Child Care Inspections
Apr 03, 2019
Episode 29 - Meet Deputy Commissioner for System Reform Dr. Bentley Ponder
Mar 27, 2019
Episode 28 - Summer Food Service Program
Mar 20, 2019
Episode 27 - Path from Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Mar 13, 2019
Episode 26 - Georgia's Professional Development System (GaPDS)
Mar 06, 2019
Episode 25 - Resources from GPB Education
Feb 27, 2019
Episode 24 - Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year
Feb 20, 2019
Episode 23 - Celebrating Inclusive Early Learning Week
Feb 13, 2019
Episode 22 - Developmental Milestones
Feb 06, 2019
Episode 21 - Planning for Inclusive Early Learning Week
Jan 30, 2019
Episode 20 - Georgia's Head Start Collaboration Office
Jan 23, 2019
Episode 19 - Georgia News Network interview with Carrie Ashbee
Jan 22, 2019
Episode 18 - Preview of 2019 Georgia General Assembly
Jan 16, 2019
Episode 17 - A Chat with First Lady Sandra Deal
Jan 09, 2019
Episode 16 - A Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Jan 02, 2019
Episode 15 - Update on Quality Rated
Dec 26, 2018
Episode 14 - DECAL Online with CIO Craig Detweiler
Dec 19, 2018
Episode 13 - Response to Hurricane Michael
Dec 12, 2018
Episode 12 - Customer Service
Dec 05, 2018
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Grants
Nov 28, 2018
Episode 10 - Best Places to Eat in Georgia
Nov 21, 2018
Episode 9 - Person First Language
Nov 14, 2018
Episode 7 - Inside Scoop with the Commissioner's Executive Assistant
Oct 12, 2018
Episode 8 - Criminal Background Checks in Georgia
Oct 12, 2018
Episode 6 - Meet Pam Stevens from Child Care Services
Oct 11, 2018
Episode 5 - Open Enrollment at DECAL
Oct 10, 2018
Episode 4 - Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) Program
Sep 28, 2018
Episode 3 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Sep 27, 2018
Episode 2 - Introducing the Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning
Sep 25, 2018
Episode 1 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Sep 24, 2018