Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

County Government Departments/OfficesService

Summer Food Service ProgramsService

Family Support Call CenterService

The call center helps families search for child care and other DECAL family resources.

Find Child Care and Georgia's Pre-K SearchService

DECAL provides online search tools for families to find child care programs, Georgia's Pre-K programs, Head Start, meal sites, and family resources.

Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS)Program

CAPS helps low-income families pay for child care while parents work, go to school or training, or take part in work-related activities.

Georgia's Pre-K Program LocatorProgram

Georgia's Pre-K is the state pre-kindergarten program for young children before kindergarten.

Child Care ServicesService

DECAL licenses and monitors child care learning centers and family child care learning homes and handles child care policy and complaints.

Georgia SEEDS ProgramProgram

Georgia SEEDS trains and coaches early childhood professionals on inclusive classrooms, child development, and social-emotional learning.

Nutrition ServicesProgram

DECAL runs child nutrition programs and helps families find local meal programs for children.

Happy Helpings and Summer Food Service ProgramProgram

Happy Helpings provides information about summer meals and snacks for children and teens during summer break.

Georgia Seeds for SuccessService

Quality RatedProgram

Quality Rated is Georgia's child care rating system that helps families compare child care quality and supports providers in improving care.

Head Start State Collaboration OfficeProgram

DECAL houses Georgia's Head Start State Collaboration Office, which supports coordination between Head Start and state early childhood systems.

Summer Transition ProgramProgram

The Summer Transition Program runs in June and July and offers language, literacy, and math instruction for eligible rising Pre-K and rising kindergarten students.

Thriving Child Care Business AcademyProgram

DECAL offers free online business training and resources for child care providers.

Head Start LinkageService