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DECAL Download — 426 episodes
Episode 3 - Quality Rated Family Support Call Center
Episode 2 - Child Passenger Safety
Episode 1 - GaPDS Substitute Registery
Episode 49 - New GELDS
Episode 48 - Governor’s Office of Education & Workforce Strategy
Episode 47 - Georgia Public Library Service
Episode 46 - DECAL FAST
Episode 45 - Preparing for Pre-K + We Care Childcare Sweepstakes
Episode 44 - Small Wonders
Episode 43 - Georgia's 2Gen Leadership Academy
Episode 42 - Meet the CCR&Rs
Episode 41 - Judge Glenda Hatchett
Episode 40 - STP & Alliance Theater
Episode 39 - Commissioner Jacobs on Georgia Focus
Episode 38 - Meet the Interns
Episode 37 - Meet the 2025-2026 Georgia Early Childhood Educators
Episode 36 - 2026 Legislative Review
Episode 35 - Quality Rated Myth Busters
Episode 34 - CCS Resource Suite
Episode 33 - NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook
Episode 32 - CCS Lunch & Learn
Episode 31 - Look Again
Episode 30 - Children's Mental Health Week
Episode 29 - Summer Transition Program
Episode 28 - Finding Summer Camps
Episode 27 - Mindy Binderman
Episode 26 - Laura Evans from GPB
Episode 25 - Pre-K to College Sweepstakes + Georgia Pre-K at the Capitol
Episode 24 - CACFP Week
Episode 23 - State of the Early Care and Education Workforce
Episode 22 - Audits & Compliance Team
Episode 21 - Hiring at DECAL
Episode 20 - DECAL Scholars
Episode 19 - Georgia Pre-K Classroom Refurbishment Grants
Episode 18 - Meet Monica Griffin
Episode 17 - Inclusive Early Learning Week
Episode 16 - GPEE Early Learning Panel
Episode 15 - Preview of the 2026 Georgia General Assembly
Episode 14 - Helping Mamas
Episode 13 - Starting Early in Early Childhood Education
Episode 12 - Meet the Interns
Episode 11 - Chat with the Commissioner
Episode 10 - Chop Look Listen Brunswick
Episode 9 - Chop Look Listen Alpharetta
Episode 8 - Happy Helpings
Episode 7 - Small Wonders
Episode 6 - Chop Look Listen
Episode 5 - Meet the New Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year
Episode 4 - Update on Quality Rated Workforce Bonuses
Episode 3 - Open Enrollment
Episode 2 - Every Amazing Story
Episode 1 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Episode 50 - Early Literacy Alignment Mini-Grants
Episode 49 - Criminal Background Checks
Episode 48 - Quality Rated Family Support Call Center
Episode 47 - Georgia's 2Gen Academy
Episode 46 - Preparing for Your CCS Inspection
Episode 45 - New DECAL Homepage
Episode 44 - Prepping for Pre-K
Episode 43 - Community Impact Grants
Episode 42 - Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Rebrand
Episode 41 - Adaptive Learning Mini-Grants
Episode 40 - We Care Child Care Sweepstakes
Episode 39 - Taste of DECAL: Best Places to Eat in Georgia
Episode 38 - New Officers for Board of Early Care and Learning
Episode 37 - CAPS Advisory Councils
Episode 36 - Internships at DECAL
Episode 35 - Evaluating COVID Funding for Georgia
Episode 34 - Quality Rated Workforce Bonuses
Episode 33 - Look Again 2025
Episode 32 - Language and Literacy
Episode 31 - Physical Activity Learning Sessions (PALS)
Episode 30 - Navigating TV and Film Casting for Children
Episode 29 - Children's Mental Health Week
Episode 28 - LITTLE Grants
Episode 27 - PII & Cybersecurity
Episode 26 - Pre-K Day at the Capitol
Episode 25 - Community Partnership Team
Episode 24 - NASLEE Leadership Academy Fellow Angela Shelton + Pre-K to College Sweepstakes with Bethany Whetzel
Episode 23 - CAPS 2Gen Student Parent Pilot
Episode 22 - Preventing Choking in Child Care
Episode 21 - Applying for Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2025-2026
Episode 20 - Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Episode 19 - State Budget
Episode 18 - Atlanta History Center
Episode 17 - Early Literacy Alignment Mini Grants
Episode 16 - Inclusive Early Learning Week
Episode 15 - Homelessness and Child Care in Georgia
Episode 14 - Meet the Interns
Episode 13 - Early Childhood Care and Education Pipeline Grant
Episode 12 - 2025 Legislative Preview
Episode 11 - We Care Child Care Sweepstakes
Episode 10 - Spirit of DECAL
Episode 9 - Welcome New Board Members
Episode 8 - Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer Sarah Dixon-Morgan
Episode 7 - Georgia Literacy Coach Sarah Richards
Episode 6 - Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2024-2025
Episode 5 - Find Help Georgia Forum
Episode 4 - Chat with the Commissioner
Episode 3 - Open Enrollment
Episode 2 - CAPS & Quality Rated Policy Changes
Episode 1 - Workforce Task Force Update
Episode 50 - The State of Child Care
Episode 49 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Episode 48 - SEEDS Helpline
Episode 47 - Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Workforce Support
Episode 46 - Family Peer Ambassadors
Episode 45 - Car Seat Safety Awareness Week
Episode 44 - LITTLE Grants
Episode 43 - CDC's "Let's Rise" (Routine Immunizations on Schedule for Everyone)
Episode 42 - Georgia's 2Gen Academy
Episode 41 - Preparing for Pre-K
Episode 40 - State School Superintendent Richard Woods
Episode 39 - We Care Child Care Sweepstakes & Careers at DECAL
Episode 38 - New State Laws and their impact on DECAL
Episode 37 - Open Records
Episode 36 - Update on CAPS Payments to Providers
Episode 35 - Children's Author Kelly Young-Silverman
Episode 34 - FY2025 Budget Impact on DECAL
Episode 33 - Chat with Pam Stevens
Episode 32 - A Magnificent Field Trip to the Governor's Mansion
Episode 31 - Retiring DECAL employees
Episode 30 - Look Again
Episode 29 - CareSource
Episode 28 - Educators Luncheon
Episode 27 - Summer Plans
Episode 26 - Upgrade to PANDA
Episode 25 - Economic Impact Study
Episode 24 - Children's Mental Health Week 2024
Episode 23 - Georgia Public Library Service
Episode 22 - Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Episode 21 - Pathway from Pre-K to College
Episode 20 - POWER-ED & DECAL Scholars
Episode 19 - Update from Thriving Child Care Business Academy
Episode 18 - GOAL Winner Ashley Ford
Episode 17 - Happy Helpings
Episode 16 - Jennie Couture Scholarship
Episode 15 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2024
Episode 14 - DECAL Family Peer Ambassadors
Episode 13 - Meet the Interns
Episode 12 - Preview of the 2024 Georgia General Assembly
Episode 11 - Chat with Reg Griffin
Episode 10 - Top Ten Episodes for 2023
Episode 9 - EXPAND Grants
Episode 8 - Meet Dennis Brice / Memos and Landlines
Episode 7 - Holiday Episode
Episode 6 - Meet Laura Evans
Episode 5 - All Staff Meeting 2023
Episode 4 - CAPS Provider Management and Payment System
Episode 3 - Georgia Literacy Council
Episode 2 - Meet our 2023-2024 Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Episode 1 - School-Age Child Care in Georgia
Episode 50 - Child Care Tuition Assistance for Early Educators
Episode 49 - Open Enrollment 2023
Episode 48 - Reporting Concerns with a Child Care Program
Episode 47 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2023
Episode 46 - Chat with the Commissioner
Episode 45 - October Farm to School Month
Episode 44 - Thriving Child Care Business Academy
Episode 43 - SEEDS Helpline
Episode 42 - Preparing for Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 41 - Special: Georgia Focus w/ John Clark
Episode 40 - CAPS Update
Episode 39 - DECAL Retirees
Episode 38 - Nutrition Services
Episode 37 - EXPAND Grants
Episode 36 - CAPS Provider Relations
Episode 35 - 2Gen Leadership Academy
Episode 34 - Chat with the Commissioner
Episode 33 - Find Help Georgia (www.findhelpga.org)
Episode 32 - Summer Transition Program 2023
Episode 31 - Look Again Week
Episode 30 - Board of Early Care and Learning
Episode 29 - Community Transformation Grants
Episode 28 - Georgia Children's Mental Health Week
Episode 27 - Health and Safety Grants
Episode 26 - School Age Grants
Episode 25 - Georgia Summit on Talent Development
Episode 24 - Meet Sheryl Young-Wilhite, our new Director of Human Resources at DECAL
Episode 23 - Meet Ellyn Cochran, Quality Care for Children
Episode 22 - Meet Dr. Caitlin McMunn Dooley, Voices for Georgia's Children
Episode 21 - Celebrating 30 years of Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 20 - Updates on POWER and DECAL Scholars
Episode 19 - Retiring HR Director Robin Stevens
Episode 18 - The Voice of DECAL
Episode 17 - Becoming a Georgia's Pre-K Program Provider
Episode 16 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2023
Episode 15 - A Day in the Life of Training Approval Specialists
Episode 14 - Preview of the 2023 Georgia General Assembly
Episode 13 - GPEE Panel on Future of Education in Georgia
Episode 12 - Family Friendly Child Care Searches
Episode 11 - 2022 Year in Review
Episode 10 - Holiday Episode
Episode 9 - Recap of Quality Rated Tenth Anniversary Celebrations
Episode 8 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 7 - Quality Rated Honors Former Governor Nathan Deal
Episode 6 - Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce
Episode 5 - New GELDS website launches in January
Episode 4 - Celebrating 30 Years of Georgia’s Pre-K Program
Episode 3 - Meet our Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year 2022-2023
Episode 2 - Farm to School/Farm to Early Care and Education Month
Episode 1 - Meet Malcolm Mitchell, author of "Hey, Georgia!"
Episode 58 - Celebrating 18 Years of DECAL
Episode 57 - Georgia Pre-K Week 2022
Episode 56 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting ECE Workforce)
Episode 55 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 54 - Georgia’s Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Episode 53 - DECAL North East Region Community Partnerships
Episode 52 - Quality Rated 10th Anniversary
Episode 51 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting Child Care Providers)
Episode 50 - Meet Laura Wagner, Georgia Foundation for Early Care and Learning
Episode 49 - DECAL Central West Region Community Partnerships
Episode 48 - Cyber Security
Episode 47 - CRRSA & ARPA Spending Plan (Projects Supporting Families)
Episode 46 - Happy Helpings Summer Food Service Program
Episode 45 - DECAL Central East Region Community Partnerships
Episode 44 - Preparing for Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 43 - CAPS Student-Parent Priority Group
Episode 42 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 41 - DECAL Southeast Community Partnerships
Episode 40 - Look Again
Episode 39 - Day in the Life of Inclusion and Behavior Support's Fachelle Garner
Episode 38 - DECAL Community Partnerships/Northwest Region
Episode 37 - Day in the Life of CAPS' Tara Davis and Gina Haskins
Episode 36 - STABLE and POWER Payment Updates
Episode 35 - Moonlight through the Pines
Episode 34 - 2022 Children’s Mental Health Week
Episode 33 - DECAL Community Partnerships/Southwest Region
Episode 32 - Special: Georgia News Network Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 31 - Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Milestones Revisions
Episode 30 - Meet Taylor Edwards
Episode 29 - A Day in the Life of Abby Mozo
Episode 28 - GPEE Top Ten Issues to Watch 2022
Episode 27 - Clean Water for Georgia Kids
Episode 26 - Path2College 529 Plan Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Episode 25 - Meet Megan Fickes, Early Head Start Partnership Director
Episode 24 - Happy Helpings Summer Food Service Program
Episode 23 - Family Peer Ambassadors
Episode 22 - Child Care Services Consultant of the Day
Episode 21 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 20 - Early Childhood Educators of the Year 2022
Episode 19 - Inclusive Early Learning Week
Episode 18 - Georgia Association for Infant Mental Health
Episode 16 - Georgia's Pre-K Program Specialist of the Day
Episode 17 - POWER Payments Round 2
Episode 15 - Day in the Life of Rachael Lee
Episode 14 - DECAL Holiday Special
Episode 13 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 12 - COVID Vaccines for Children
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Language and Literacy Endorsements
Episode 10 - CAPS Expansion
Episode 9 - Clark's Christmas Kids 2021
Episode 8 - Coy Bowles and "Can You Touch a Color?"
Episode 7 - Meet Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year 2021-2022
Episode 6 - Best Places to Eat in Georgia
Episode 5 - National Farm to School and Early Education Month + STABLE 4WARD
Episode 4 - Ten Years of GEEARS
Episode 2 - Meet our DECAL Scholars of the Year 2021-2022
Episode 3 - Special: WGAU Interview with Deputy Commissioner Susan Adams
Episode 1 - Meet Rebecca Ellis, Director of Practice and Support Services
Episode 56 - New COVID-19 Guidance for Child Care in Georgia
Episode 55 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2021
Episode 54 - Contracts at DECAL
Episode 53 - New DECAL Authors
Episode 52 - Georgia’s Early Childhood Educators of the Year
Episode 51 - COVID-19 Update
Episode 50 - Georgia's Pre-K Program is Back
Episode 49 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 48 - Careers at DECAL
Episode 47 - We Care, Child Care Sweepstakes
Episode 46 - Meet Wanda Avant and Avant Learning Academy in Savannah
Episode 45 - Helping “Reluctant Readers”
Episode 44 - Planting SEEDS for a successful school year
Episode 43 - CAPS Program and ACCESS
Episode 42 - Look Again Virtual News Conference
Episode 41 - New CAPS deadline for Quality Rated
Episode 40 - Vaccine Update
Episode 39 - Look Again 2021
Episode 38 - DECAL Scholars 20th Anniversary
Episode 37 - Update on POWER Supplemental Payments
Episode 36 - Preparing for Kindergarten
Episode 35 - Children's Mental Health Week
Episode 34 - Georgia Farm to School and Early Care and Education Summit
Episode 33 - Aspen Policy Acceleration Partnership
Episode 32 - Vaccines for Child Care Workforce
Episode 31 - STABLE Round 3
Episode 30 - POWER Supplemental Payments to Pre-K and Child Care
Episode 29 - Applications for Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2021-2022
Episode 28 - COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care Programs + Vaccine Information for Teachers and Staff
Episode 27 - Community Impact Grants
Episode 26 - Summer Transition Program
Episode 25 - Summer Food Service Program 2021
Episode 24 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2021
Episode 23 - GPEE Top Ten Issues to Watch
Episode 22 - Meet Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year 2020-2021
Episode 21 - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Episode 20 - Georgia ECE Health and Wellness Collaboration Project
Episode 19 - Year End Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 18 - Foundation for Early Care and Learning Update
Episode 17 - SOLVE Expansion
Episode 16 - Holiday Episode
Episode 15 - Child Care: Open for Business
Episode 14 - Online Learning Library Initiative (OLLI) Update
Episode 13- Clark's Christmas Kids
Episode 12 - STABLE Round 2
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Update
Episode 10 - Core Rules
Episode 9 - Safe Sleep and Open Enrollment
Episode 8 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 7 - Georgia's Pre-K Week 2020
Episode 6 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 5 - Free Your Feels
Episode 4 - Census 2020
Episode 3 - Developmental Milestones Website
Episode 2 - Georgia's SOLVE Program
Episode 1 - Georgia's Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Episode 58 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 57 - COVID-19 Guidance for Georgia Child Care Programs
Episode 56 - Virtual Town Hall with Governor Brian Kemp and Dr. Kathleen Toomey
Episode 55 - COVID Considerations in Returning to School
Episode 54 - After School Programs and CACFP Afterschool Meals
Episode 53 - Car Seat Invention Prevents Hot Car Deaths
Episode 52 - Guidance for 2020-2021 Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 51 - Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning
Episode 50 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 49 - Look Again 2020
Episode 48 - CCS Virtual Visits
Episode 47 - Summer Food Service Program
Episode 46 - Special: Georgia Focus from Georgia News Network
Episode 45 - Path2College 529 Plan "My Life's Dream" Challenge
Episode 44 - Summer Transition Program
Episode 43 - Reopening Child Care in Georgia
Episode 42 - Toddler Time At Home
Episode 41 - Planning for the Child Care Comeback
Episode 40 - Special: WSB Radio Interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 39 - STABLE Payments and CAPS Essential Service Workforce
Episode 38 - Georgia's Pre-K At Home
Episode 37 - Balancing Work, Life, and School during COVID-19
Episode 36 - Special: Commissioner Jacobs talks with WABE's Martha Dalton about child care programs open during COVID-19
Episode 35 - COVID-19 and Georgia's CAPS Program
Episode 34 - Special: Commissioner Jacobs talks with Tim Bryant on WGAU Radio Athens
Episode 33 - COVID-19 impact on Georgia Child Care Programs
Episode 32 - Special: Georgia's Pre-K At Home on Good Day Atlanta
Episode 31 - Dr. Meghan McBride, Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Episode 30 - Children's Oral Health
Episode 29 - Special: WSB Radio interview with Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs
Episode 28 - Registration for Georgia's Pre-K Program 2020-2021
Episode 27 - Our Response to COVID-19 Coronavirus in Georgia
Episode 26 - 2020 Summer Food Service Program
Episode 25 - Path from Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Episode 24 - Update on Quality Rated/CAPS 2020 Deadline
Episode 23 - Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Top Ten Issues to Watch
Episode 22 - Georgia Focus on PDG Grant
Episode 21 - 2020 Legislative Update
Episode 20 - Inclusive Early Learning Week 2020
Episode 19 - ServiceNow
Episode 18 - CAPS Family Support and 2Gen
Episode 17 - Inclusion and Behavior Support Helpline
Episode 16 - Pre-K Teachers of the Year
Episode 15 - Meet the Interns
Episode 14 - Family Ambassadors
Episode 13 - CAPS/Quality Rated 2020 Deadline
Episode 12 - DECAL Holiday Special
Episode 11 - Georgia Public Library Service
Episode 10 - Farm to Early Care and Education in Baldwin County
Episode 9 - Deal Center for Early Language & Literacy
Episode 8 - A Chat with Coy Bowles from the Zac Brown Band
Episode 7 - Meet Chief Legal Officer Ira Sudman
Episode 6 - 2020 Open Enrollment
Episode 5 - Celebrating 15 Years of Bright from the Start
Episode 4 - Meet Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration Rian Ringsrud
Episode 3 - Celebrating the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grant
Episode 2 - Nutrition Health Educator Diana Myers
Episode 1 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Episode 52 - Longitudinal Study of Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 51 - GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students
Episode 50 - Project LITTLE
Episode 49 - Diane Early Study on Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 48 - A Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 47 - Back to School Special
Episode 46 - Meet Chief Information Officer Dennis Brice
Episode 45 - School Age Programs
Episode 44 - Summer Meals Program
Episode 43 - We Care Child Care Sweepstakes
Episode 42 - DIY Summer School
Episode 41 - Summer Transition Program
Episode 40 - Act Early Ambassador Jennie Couture
Episode 39 - DECAL Scholars
Episode 38 - Quality Rated Peer Support Network
Episode 37 - Look Again
Episode 36 - Wellness Committee and Activity Challenge
Episode 35 - Early Education Community Partnerships
Episode 34 - Inspections for Georgia's Pre-K Program
Episode 33 - Summer Camps
Episode 32 - Language and Literacy Endorsement
Episode 31 - Zell Miller Foundation
Episode 30 - CCS Child Care Inspections
Episode 29 - Meet Deputy Commissioner for System Reform Dr. Bentley Ponder
Episode 28 - Summer Food Service Program
Episode 27 - Path from Pre-K to College Sweepstakes
Episode 26 - Georgia's Professional Development System (GaPDS)
Episode 25 - Resources from GPB Education
Episode 24 - Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year
Episode 23 - Celebrating Inclusive Early Learning Week
Episode 22 - Developmental Milestones
Episode 21 - Planning for Inclusive Early Learning Week
Episode 20 - Georgia's Head Start Collaboration Office
Episode 19 - Georgia News Network interview with Carrie Ashbee
Episode 18 - Preview of 2019 Georgia General Assembly
Episode 17 - A Chat with First Lady Sandra Deal
Episode 16 - A Chat with Commissioner Jacobs
Episode 15 - Update on Quality Rated
Episode 14 - DECAL Online with CIO Craig Detweiler
Episode 13 - Response to Hurricane Michael
Episode 12 - Customer Service
Episode 11 - Quality Rated Grants
Episode 10 - Best Places to Eat in Georgia
Episode 9 - Person First Language
Episode 8 - Criminal Background Checks in Georgia
Episode 7 - Inside Scoop with the Commissioner's Executive Assistant
Episode 6 - Meet Pam Stevens from Child Care Services
Episode 5 - Open Enrollment at DECAL
Episode 4 - Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) Program
Episode 3 - Georgia Pre-K Week
Episode 2 - Introducing the Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning
Episode 1 - Chat with Commissioner Jacobs