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🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟 Quality Care for Children is thrilled to introduce a game-changing online chat feature on our website, qccga.org. Now, parents all across Georgia can connect with live referral specialists within seconds. Whether you prefer English or Spanish, we're here to help with all your child care needs. Access support at your fingertips and discover quality child care like never before! Visit qccga.org to start chatting today.

The U.S. had an infant mortality rate of 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2020, with a health disparity among Black babies at a rate of 10.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019. Black women are also almost twice as likely to experience a stillbirth as white women. During this Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month, we send our love to Black Mamas and Birthing People who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss.

We know the emotional and mental impact experiencing such trauma can have, which is why we are grateful that platforms such as Sisters in Loss exist! Sisters in Loss is a Maternal Child Health Education company where Black Women replace silence with storytelling about pregnancy, infant loss, and infertility. Follow them to learn more and access resources for healing and services for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. https://sistersinloss.com/

Georgia’s Pre-K is a free, state-funded program for four-year-olds. Many school systems across the state are registering now, or soon will be, for the 2023-24 school year.

If you have questions or need help locating a Pre-K Program near you, QCC's Child Care Referral Specialists are standing by to help! Call 1-877-ALL-GA-KIDS (877-255-4254) to learn more.

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Happy Lunar New Year! From red envelopes, known as hóngbāo, full of lucky money, to eating tteokguk, or rice cake soup, for good luck, this day is culturally significant for many families. Rooted in thousands of years of tradition, Lunar New Year is celebrated in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and many other Asian countries. While many families mark the Year of the Rabbit, a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity, in 2023, Vietnam celebrates the Year of the Cat.

Celebrate this day with young children by reading books about Lunar New Year written by Asian authors. Sample a variety of traditional foods like dumplings, pineapple cake, steamed square cake, and longevity noodles. Join in the festivities happening in your area. Learn together about the differences in Asian cultures. And most of all, enjoy Lunar New Year!

Good tips to navigate those challenging moments.

Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger and frustration Helping children articulate their feelings without acting on them and providing consistent consequences can help them regulate emotions

How Can I Encourage My Partner to Be a More Hands-On Parent?

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Learning to crawl can be complex. Here’s what to expect and when to contact a healthcare provider with any concerns. Visit https://bit.ly/3Tm8DDV to learn more.

For all of you parenting students who are about to graduate, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Over the next few weeks, please post pictures here of your graduation celebrations. Your hard work, determination, and dedication are inspiring.

Now is the time to get those flu shots.

Help Your Children Avoid the Flu and Other Sickness This Fall — Quality Care for Children Like most parents and guardians, you want to keep your children and the rest of your family as healthy as possible. Even so, if your child is active outside the home with playdates and or extracurriculars, attends a child care program or is back in a school environment, they come into contact with l

The Child Tax Credit greatly reduced child poverty in the US last year. Be a voice for infants and toddlers across the country and vote for election 2022 candidates who support a permanent, expanded, monthly CTC. #ThinkBabies