We deliver results
Our impact
From the start, our focus has been on ensuring that Georgia’s families have access to affordable, high-quality early learning and care experiences. To achieve this mission, we also support early learning educators and child care providers, helping them to grow and sustain their work, which in turn promotes a healthy supply of quality child care.
Together we are…
nutritious meals and snacks offered through the Child Care Food Program
6,000,000+
Free child care, afterschool, and summer camps referrals
33,800
Boost child care tuition helping 352 families cover care for 475 children
$1.5 million
Quality Rated grants to help child care program staff improve via workforce, professional development, and scholarships
$200,000
Child care programs assisted with Quality Rated, Georgia's improvement system for child care programs
1,230
1,640
Children impacted by 54 teachers receiving language and literacy training
2,875
Provider Resource Hub members improved financial stability
200
Providers helped with:
increase revenue by an average of 36%
grow enrollment by 24%, on average
eliminate bad debt
Why our work is critical
Early brain development
90% of a child’s brain is “hardwired” before the age of 5, setting the groundwork for future learning
Childhood hunger and poverty
18.4% of children in Georgia live in food insecure homes, and more than 17% live below the poverty level
Increasing cost of child care
40% of a low-income family's budget can easily be spent on child care
Early literacy gap
Vocabulary development during the preschool years is related to later reading skills and school success. By age 3, there is a 30-million-word gap between children from the wealthy and poor families
Building bright minds
Gain more insights into our 2023 Annual Report. Read more about our achievements and progress in improving child care for Georgia families.
We are thankful to the many collaborators, funders, and champions that support our work, including Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) who partially funds our work through the Federal Child Care Development Grant.
“I am so grateful for QCC! The program came at just the right time, understanding how to strategize and implement those necessary changes to pivot into a great start for the next school year.”