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ATLANTA — The expanded federal child tax credit Congress passed this year is expected to lift nearly 700,000 Georgia children out of poverty, including about 470,000 black children, child advocacy leaders said Thursday. As a result, the state’s overall child poverty rate will be reduced from 13.6% to 5.9%, while the black child poverty rate will go from 21.8% to 11.4%, Kimberly Scott, executive director of Georgia WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions), said during a news conference in Atlanta. “This is major tax relief for nearly all working families,” Scott said. ...

Impact of Pre-K in Georgia as Biden pushes for free, universal early education A child's early years are critical when it comes to setting kids up for success, experts report. Author: LaPorsche Thomas, Liza Lucas Published: 3:37 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Updated: 3:37 PM EDT May 12, 2021 The pre-K registration for the 2021-2022 school year is currently underway in Georgia and families are applying as President Joe Biden continues to push his American family Plan. Part of the proposal includes universal pre-school for all three and four-year-old childr...

Federal COVID aid could be ‘game changer’ for hard hit Georgia pre-K Daycare owner Shenette Zachary helps students get connected during online learning. Zachary is hoping federal funds will help her pay staff as enrollment levels continue to recover from the pandemic. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder With Georgia’s unemployment rate inching back toward historic norms, more parents are calling on day care owner Shenette Zachary, and the playground outside Kennesaw’s Star Light Learning Academy is echoing again with the sounds of children at play. “Parents are definitely starti...

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan last week, which includes $39 billion for the childcare industry. Georgia expects to receive about $1.57 billion to support childcare providers in the state. The coronavirus pandemic was financially devastating for some centers. Georgia didn’t require providers to close, but some had to out of necessity. According to the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), out of 4533 licensed childcare providers in the state, 4382 are open and 151 are closed. “The [rescue] money can be used in several different ways,” says Mindy ...

Georgia childcare industry expected to get a boost from COVID-19 relief bill The new COVID-19 relief bill has money set aside for child and day cares. ATLANTA - The childcare industry in Georgia is expected to see a big boost in funding soon. The past year was a tough one for many families and when it comes to childcare, the pandemic highlighted the issues and worsened them, according to Mindy Binderman. Binderman is the executive director of a nonprofit called the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS). "Working from home, juggling family. They might have lost their job...