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Quality Care for Children wants to be your source for information on important child care issues facing Georgia. Please review the information below to find recent child care stories in the news.

Quality Care for Children in the News

QCC Featured on Good Morning America [website]

Quality Day Care Crucial To Economy [pdf]

Economy Hits Georgia Child Care Hard [pdf]

Coalition for Early Education to be Formed [pdf]

QCC in the Atlanta Business Chronicle [pdf]

El Dia de Los Niños in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution [pdf]

Quality Care for Children in the Atlanta Business Chronicle April 2, 2010 [pdf]

Quality Care for Children is Featured in Non Profit Times [website]

State Begins Free Service for Parents Seeking Child Care - Atlanta Journal-Constitution [pdf]

Stephanie Blank a Champion for Children - Atlanta Business Chronicle [pdf]

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Funds Quality Care for Children's Work -
January 2008 [pdf]

Quality Care for Children Press Releases

QCC Survey Says Tough Economy Hurting Child Care in Georgia [pdf]

El Día de los Niños 2009 [pdf]

QCC Announces New Board of Trustees -
February 2008 [doc]

Michelle Matthews joins Quality Care for Children Board of Trustees [pdf]

Statistics and Annual Reports

Read Quality Care for Children's 2011 Georgia Child Care and Early
Education Data Report [pdf]

Impact of Economy on Child Care 2010 [pdf]

Metro Atlanta Child Care Statistics Report [pdf]

QCC Annual Report 2010 [website]

QCC Annual Report 2007 [pdf]

QCC Annual Report 2006 [pdf]

QCC Annual Report 2005 [pdf]

QCC Annual Report 2004 [pdf]

 


News & Events

Sparks Grove spends MLK Day helping Suburban Nursery

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 08:59

Quality Care for Children welcomed Atlanta-based marketing agency, Sparks Grove and their 30 volunteers to help brighten the school’s outdoor play areas. Sparks Grove is the fifth corporate volunteer group in Quality Care for Children’s Corporate Volunteer Program that launched in March 2011. Quality Care for Children’s outreach program is designed to assist child care centers in improving quality, performing tasks such as: mulching play areas and installing playground equipment.

El Día de los Niños

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 10:01

El Día de los Niños – a Celebration of ALL Children, April 19, 2012

As tough economic times continue to put a strain on families and the child care services they use in Georgia, a group of concerned citizens led by Quality Care for Children and Georgia First Lady, Sandra Deal, is hoping a major fundraising event in April will bring more money and awareness to what has become an urgent and growing problem this year.

Why Quality Child Care is Key

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 10:00

 
By Pam Tatum

Georgia has long endured the poor educational achievements that result from a failure to invest in high-quality early care and education for children. The economy is taking its toll on a child care system that needs to be thoroughly revamped for the sake of children, families and even the state’s economic future.