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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.
Podcasting since 2018 • 352 episodes
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Latest Episodes
Episode 28 - LITTLE Grants
Licensed Family Child Care Learning Homes and Child Care Learning Centers in Georgia who two or three-star Quality Rated are eligible for grants aimed at fostering early language and literacy skills of infants and toddlers. The LITTLE grants, s...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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Episode 27 - PII & Cybersecurity
Today we are diving into a topic that impacts just about everyone in this age where technology is a part of our day-to-day lives. That topic is how to protect our “personally identifiable information”, also known as PII and application security...
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Season 7
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Episode 27
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Episode 26 - Pre-K Day at the Capitol
Recently administrators and advocates for early childhood education visited the State Capitol where the House and Senate proclaimed that Georgia’s Pre-K Week will be observed October 6-10, 2025, with legislators visiting classrooms to read to o...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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Episode 25 - Community Partnership Team
Today, we're excited to share significant changes happening within DECAL’s Community Partnership Team. In a bold move to enhance collaboration and engagement, the team is shifting its outreach strategy from a broad regional approach to a more f...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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Episode 24 - NASLEE Leadership Academy Fellow Angela Shelton + Pre-K to College Sweepstakes with Bethany Whetzel
On this week’s podcast, we’re thrilled to announce that DECAL’s own Workforce Supports Supervisor Angela Shelton has been accepted into the 2025 cohort of the National Association of State Leaders in Early Education (NASLEE) Leadership Academy....
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Season 7
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Episode 24
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