According to a longitudinal evaluation of Georgia’s Pre-K Program funded by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, children who attended Georgia’s Pre-K had significantly better scores than their peers who did not attend any pre-k program in literacy, oral language, and executive function outcomes.
Stewart ranks 147th in health outcomes and 140th for health factors out of Georgia’s 159 counties. Stewart County Family Connection and Stewart County Cooperative UGA Extension Office have teamed up to make strides in creating a healthier community by addressing the county’s most daunting challenges.
The regional manager provides mission-driven technical assistance, training, mentoring, and coaching to Georgia Family Connection county Collaboratives to enhance their effectiveness in improving outcomes for families.
The regional manager provides mission-driven technical assistance, training, mentoring, and coaching to Georgia Family Connection county Collaboratives to enhance their effectiveness in improving outcomes for families.
Early care and education are vital for families to ensure they can maintain sustainable, self-sufficient work while children receive the educational foundation and support provided by high-quality early education.
A significant body of research has focused on the impact of chronic absenteeism among elementary, middle and high school students. However, little research has focused on the impact of attendance in early childhood education and Pre-K.
Georgia continues to rank in the bottom 10 states in the health. Child poverty, low birthweight, teen death rate, chronic absenteeism are still causes for concern. The good news—more high-school students are graduating on time.
Research Summary 11 Spring 2024 Recent research from the Tennessee Pre-K longitudinal evaluation has generated interest, concern, and discussion about… Read More
With more than 80,000 children enrolled in Georgia Pre-K and more than 11,000 early care and learning settings in Georgia, the use of technology in early childhood education can have a significant impact on our youngest learners.
Georgia continues to struggle with its civic health, lagging the national averages across most measures, according to the third edition of the Georgia Civic Health Index.
The Cobb Chamber’s East Cobb Area Council has named Irene Barton, executive director of Cobb Collaborative—a Georgia Family Connection Collaborative—as its 2023 East Cobb Citizen of the Year.
Research shows that family and adult engagement on early childhood education, specifically pre-K, significantly impacts child development and student academic and social outcomes over time—and contributes to the long-term impacts of high-quality education.