Planting SEEDS for a Successful
School Year

The Inclusion and Behavior Support Unit at DECAL is committed to supporting childcare providers in creating and maintaining high-quality, inclusive environments for all of Georgia’s earliest learners. With the unique experiences that young children and their families have faced over the past year, we want to offer providers resources to ensure every classroom is an inclusive environment where all children can succeed. To do this, we are launching an outreach campaign entitled Planting SEEDS for a Successful School Year. This campaign will provide strategies and resources in the form of tip sheets, webinars, provider testimonials, and a Facebook Live series that all focus on boosting social-emotional wellness and minimizing challenging child behaviors within your program. Social media outlets will be our main form of communicating these tools to the community, so be sure to follow DECAL on Facebook and Instagram. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about the Specialists in your area and hear our team touch on common issues in the classroom. We will be providing tips on how to implement various inclusive practices and ideas on how to embed social emotional supports throughout the learning day. The outreach campaign will also feature success stories from providers across Georgia, as well as information on how and when to reach out to us for support. Through a successful partnership with Georgia early childhood providers, we as an education community can address the needs of our children and build a strong foundation for a successful school year. For more information about the free trainings and coaching support we provide, contact the SEEDS for Success Helpline at 1-(833) 354-HELP, or email us at Inclusion@decal.ga.gov.