Regulatory

The Department of Early Care and Learning also has Board members that are divided based upon your demographic area.  If you have questions about various rule and regulation changes, you should contact them via email.

You can find your DECAL board member at http://www.decal.ga.gov/BftS/BoardOfEarlyCareAndLearning.aspx#District5

What's New at DECAL?

DECAL has yet to post the new hygiene rules that were voted on recently onto their website.  Please click below to make sure that you understand what the new rules will look like.

Click Here for Copy of Proposed Hygiene Rule Changes

Click here for tips on keeping furniture anchored

Click here to see what the current exemptions to licensing  which enable all those after school programs to exist.  See how current programs are operating outside their exempt status. 

Infant Toddler Special Network

DECAL creates Infant Toddler Specialist Network which aims to improve the quality of services and education of infants and toddlers ages birth to three across the state.  The network of trainers will be specially trained and also help increase the future availability of infant toddler coursework and training.  A statewide network of infant toddler specialist will be formed to aid early care and education providers.  The $1.25 million project was funded from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act ( ARRA) which required a certain portion of child care quality funding be spent on this sector.

The initial network will work with selected child care providers however the training modules and specialist will be in place to serve a greater scope of centers at a later date.