Agency: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
Website: https://decal.ga.gov
Description: The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) licenses and regulates child care learning centers, family child care learning homes, and group child care homes. DECAL provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Quality Rated
Website: https://qualityrated.org
Description: Quality Rated is Georgia's statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), recognizing programs committed to continuous quality improvement through coaching, assessments, professional development, and family engagement.
Registry: Georgia Professional Development System (GaPDS)
Website: https://gapds.decal.ga.gov
Description: Georgia's official professional development registry allows early childhood professionals to track training, credentials, education, and career advancement while accessing approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: Quality Care for Children (QCC)
Website: https://www.qualitycareforchildren.org
Description: Georgia's Child Care Resource & Referral organization provides referrals, technical assistance, coaching, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Georgia Association on Young Children (GAYC)
Website: https://gaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, networking, conferences, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
Website: https://decal.ga.gov/CACFP
Description: Administers Georgia's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing meal reimburseme
Agency: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
Website: https://decal.ga.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete comprehensive criminal background checks and fingerprinting before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Georgia's Pre-K Program
Website: https://decal.ga.gov/Prek
Description: Georgia's nationally recognized voluntary Pre-K Program provides free, high-quality preschool opportunities for eligible four-year-old children.
Program: Babies Can't Wait
Website: https://dph.georgia.gov/babies-cant-wait
Description: Babies Can't Wait provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and supports families through coordinated services.
Organization: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
Website: https://decal.ga.gov
Description: Provides scholarship opportunities, workforce initiatives, quality improvement funding, and grants that support Georgia's early childhood professionals and programs.
Training requirements include health and safety orientation, pediatric CPR and First Aid, child abuse reporting, transportation safety (when applicable), nutrition, emergency preparedness, and ongoing annual professional development. Professional learning is tracked through GaPDS.
Website: https://decal.ga.gov
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, rules and regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://decal.ga.gov
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, Georgia's Pre-K Program, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Georgia.
Agency: Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) – Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division (BESSD), Child Care Licensing Program
Website: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/child-care-program/
Description: The Hawaii Department of Human Services licenses and regulates child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes. The department provides licensing regulations, inspections, provider resources, forms, and compliance guidance.
Program: Hawaii Early Childhood Accreditation Project (HECAP)
Website: https://www.patchhawaii.org
Description: Hawaii's quality improvement initiative supports early childhood programs through accreditation assistance, coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and continuous quality improvement.
Registry: PATCH Hawaii Professional Development Registry
Website: https://www.patchhawaii.org
Description: Hawaii's professional development registry supports early childhood professionals by tracking education, credentials, and training while connecting providers to approved professional development opportunities.
Organization: PATCH (People Attentive to Children)
Website: https://www.patchhawaii.org
Description: Hawaii's statewide Child Care Resource & Referral agency provides referrals, technical assistance, coaching, professional development, and business support for child care providers and families.
Organization: Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC)
Website: https://www.hawaiiaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, networking, conferences, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Hawaii Department of Education – School Food Services Branch
Website: https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org
Description: Administers Hawaii's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing meal reimbursements, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Hawaii Department of Human Services
Website: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete criminal history record checks and required clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) Public Prekindergarten Program
Website: https://earlylearning.hawaii.gov
Description: Hawaii's public prekindergarten program provides high-quality early learning opportunities that prepare eligible children for kindergarten success.
Program: Hawaii Early Intervention Section (EIS)
Website: https://health.hawaii.gov/eis
Description: Provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities while supporting families through coordinated services.
Organization: PATCH Hawaii
Website: https://www.patchhawaii.org
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, and grant opportunities for Hawaii's early childhood professionals and programs.
Training requirements include health and safety, pediatric CPR and First Aid, child abuse and neglect reporting, emergency preparedness, safe sleep practices, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/child-care-program/
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/child-care-program/
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Hawaii.
Agency: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – Child Care Program
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare oversees the Idaho Child Care Program, providing licensing information, regulations, inspections, provider resources, and compliance guidance for child care facilities throughout the state.
Program: IdahoSTARS
Website: https://idahostars.org
Description: IdahoSTARS is Idaho's statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), supporting continuous quality improvement through coaching, technical assistance, professional development, and program recognition.
Registry: IdahoSTARS Professional Development System
Website: https://idahostars.org
Description: Idaho's professional development system allows early childhood professionals to access approved training, document credentials, and advance their careers through statewide learning opportunities.
Organization: IdahoSTARS
Website: https://idahostars.org
Description: Idaho's Child Care Resource & Referral organization provides child care referrals, coaching, technical assistance, business support, and professional development for providers and families.
Organization: Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Idaho AEYC)
Website: https://www.idahoaeyc.org
Description: Supports early childhood professionals through advocacy, networking, conferences, leadership development, and professional learning opportunities.
Organization: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: Administers Idaho's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), providing meal reimbursements, nutrition guidance, training, and technical assistance.
Agency: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – Criminal History Unit
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: Child care providers and employees must complete criminal background checks and required clearances before working in licensed child care settings.
Program: Idaho does not currently operate a statewide universal prekindergarten program.
Website: https://boardofed.idaho.gov
Description: Early learning opportunities are offered through local school districts, Head Start programs, community organizations, and private early childhood providers.
Program: Idaho Infant Toddler Program
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: Provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and supports families through coordinated services.
Organization: IdahoSTARS
Website: https://idahostars.org
Description: Provides workforce initiatives, scholarships, quality improvement supports, and grant opportunities that strengthen Idaho's early childhood workforce.
Training requirements include pediatric CPR and First Aid, health and safety, child abuse reporting, emergency preparedness, safe sleep practices, and ongoing professional development.
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: Access licensing applications, provider forms, inspection reports, regulations, background check information, and additional child care resources.
Website: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Description: Stay informed about licensing updates, policy changes, grant opportunities, quality initiatives, professional development, and early childhood news throughout Idaho.
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