LibGuides: Early Childhood Care & Education: Head Start Georgia & Georgia Pre-K

Finding a Georgia Pre-K Program

Head Start Program Performance Standards and Other Regulations
This link will lead you to the professional standards that guide Head Start programs all over the United States.
GeorgiaStandards.org
GeorgiaStandards.Org (GSO) is a free, public website providing information and resources necessary to help meet the educational needs of students. The Georgia Performance Standards provide clear expectations for instruction, assessment, and student work.
Georgia Common Core
Georgia has joined 44 other states, the District of Columbia (D.C.), and 2 territories, along with the Department of Defense Education Activity, in formally adopting a set of core standards for kindergarten through high school. This link will provide additional information on what the Common Core and the standards.

Head Start
This website may be the most comprehensive source you will find on the Head Start program in the United States. It is the official website for the Office of the Administration for Children & Families early Childhood Learning & knowledge Center (ECLKC).
Policy & Regulations
This page provides information and document resources related to how the Head Start program should be governed.
Benefits.gov
Use this link to discover if you possibly meet income eligibility requirements for a Head Start program in Georgia.
A First Look at the Head Start CARES Demonstration
Head Sart CARES
The Head Start CARES (Classroom-based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion) is a large-scale group-randomized trial of three social-emotional program enhancements within Head Start classrooms.
Early Learning U.S. Government
This website provides an overview of government initiatives and programs in the area of Early Childhood Learning.
U.S. Department of Education- Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Education and Early Learning
Bright from the Start administers Georgia’s Pre-K Program, licenses child care centers and home-based child care, administers federal nutrition programs. This website provides a wealth of information and resources for parents, teachers and childcare providers in the state of Georgia.
Georgia Department of Education
The GaDOE provides information for the school systems in the state of Georgia.

Early Childhood Teacher
This website/blog was created by a teacher and is a great resource that is filled with information on the path towards Teacher Certification.
Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GPSC)
The GPSC oversees the educator preparation regulation and standards for teacher certification. Their function is to ensure that public school educators meet high standards and are well prepared to teach in the classrooms in this state.