Quick Facts
70%
What is the Percentage of Childcare facilities currently open in the state of Georgia.
Average Pay of Childcare Workers
What is the average pay of a childcare worker?
$24,230 per year
$11.65 per hour Average all other occupations is $24 per hour
Licensing Standards
Minimal operational standards for childcare in the state of Georgia.
Quality Rated
Continuous Quality Improvement System-A center meets standards above minimal licensing standards.
Environmental Rating Scale (ERS)
What are tools to assess quality in the classroom environment.
Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
What is the entity responsible for licensing and meeting the child care and early education needs of Georgia’s children and their families?
5 Years
Licensing Training Hrs.
What is 10 hrs.?
Quality Rated Training Hours
What is the minimum number of training hours for staff and admin needed to achieve 15 structural points in the portfolio?
18 annual hours
Name Three ERS Tools
ITERS/ECERS/FCCERS/SCCERS
Quality Care for Children (QCC)
What is the Childcare Resource and Referral Agency of NWGA. Provides free state-wide child care referral service, training and technical assistance for Quality Rated.
30%
Provider Resource Hub
Free Online site offers access to a suite of business and administrative tools and resources as well as exclusive negotiated discounts on supplies, equipment, and food from vendors including Kaplan Early Learning, Discount School Supply, Cheney Brothers, ProSolutions Training, and First Book.
In one quarter alone, a PRH member saved more than $6,050 on educational supplies and food orders.
Star Rating System
1-Star
2-Star
3-Star
Not Rated
Three Types of Centers
What are:
Blocks; Dramatic Play, Science; Reading/Cozy; Art;
Fine Motor
Quality Rated
What is Continuous Quality Improvement System for the State of Georgia?
Characteristics of Burn-Out Syndrome
Energy Depletion
Checking-Out
Feeling of negativity related to job
Reduced efficiency
PEACH (Planning Educational Activities Site).
The DECAL online lesson plan builder where early care teachers can create free lesson plans?
Policies and Procedures
What is the Quality Rated Program Manual?
Levels of Quality in the ERS tools 1-7.
1-Inadequate
3-Minimal
5-Good
7-Excellent
GAPDS
What is the professional registry and training registration for approved trainings (Houses your professional development).
Morale Boost
Name 3 Ways
Online Learning Library Initiative (OLLI)
Houses free Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) approved training courses for Georgia child care providers and trainers.
How much is the QR CAPS Reimbursement?
What is the tiered reimbursement awarded to CAPS providers with STAR Ratings? pg. 65 QR Manual
1-STAR 10%
2-STAR 20 %
3- STAR 40%
Three Areas of the ERS Subscale
(1) Space and Furnishings (2) Personal Care Routine (3) Language and Literacy; (4)Learning Activities; (5) Interactions (6) Program Structure