Child Care Resource & Referral of SWGA

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!
Attend The FREE in-person Dixie Group Recruitment Event and apply for one of the open positions:
• CDL Truck Driver
• Creeler
• Maintenance Mechanic
• Dye House Supervisor
• Lift Truck Operator
• Claims Analyst

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 to get in the door faster at https://tinyurl.com/27upcotk

***𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 - needed to apply!

📅 Tuesday, July 14 | 10:00AM to 12 Noon
📍GDOL Dalton Career Center
1406 Chattanooga Avenue, Dalton 30720

To find out more about the available positions visit https://tinyurl.com/29qoq72u

Georgia Bureau of Investigation recently informed DECAL about a new requirement for providers to receive background check determination letters for your employees.

The new process requires that every program sign a form called the Georgia National Child Protection Act/Volunteers for Children Act (NCPA/VCA) Public Qualified Entity Certification Statement. This statement must be signed by both the owner and the director of the child care entity. The new statement will be available by July 1, 2026, in your DECAL KOALA account. After opening the statement, you will fill out the necessary information and then sign the form digitally in your KOALA account. You will then press a button in KOALA to send the completed signed statement to DECAL. DECAL will evaluate the statement and, if verified as correct, will send it to the GBI.

Not signing the NCPA/VCA Statement will prevent your program from receiving background check determination letters after July 1, 2026, and until the requirement has been fulfilled.

More information will follow.

Questions? Please call 1-855-884-7444.

FTC: Scammers are targeting childcare providers with fake checks The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce.

Georgia Child Care Business Owners:
Are you carrying business debt, considering a loan, or looking for ways to strengthen your program's financial future?
Register for the FREE Understanding Business Debt webinar in the DECAL Thriving Child Care Business Academy on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:00 PM ET and learn how to make informed financial decisions for your child care business. We'll help you:
✔ Understand the true cost of debt
✔ Assess your business's financial health
✔ Recognize debt warning signs
✔ Explore practical debt-management solutions
Whether you're planning for growth, managing cash flow, or working to reduce financial stress, this session will provide actionable strategies you can use right away.
Register today: https://bit.ly/3SfbEuw . Questions? Email [email protected]

📣 You’re invited!
Join us for Play to Learn, Learn to Thrive: GELDS Revisions and Updates Series—spotlighting Communication, Language, and Literacy (CLL)!
We’ll take a closer look at what’s new in the updated standards, including the integration of the Science of Reading, explore why these additions matter, and break down what it means for supporting young learners.
✨ Gain practical ideas for incorporating updated GELDS into everyday classroom activities
✨ Discover play-based strategies that bring language and literacy to life
✨ Learn how to align instruction with a play to learn philosophy
🗓️ Live webinar: Wednesday, June 24th | 1:30–3:00 PM
🎥 Recording available after 6/30
👉 Let’s turn play into powerful learning for every child!
REGISTER HERE: https://decal-ga-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/2I_MPyLhRxiBfuoeLTvbTw #/registration

Georgia is ranked 39th in the nation in child and family well-being in the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Georgia has not been among the bottom 10 states since 2017—but recent progress has stalled. The state’s challenges are most evident in health outcomes, where Georgia fell six places to 45th, even as economic well-being improved two spots to 34th. https://bit.ly/4av3RPx