Early Childhood Education

for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation.

The Center developed its first specialized curriculum for children ages birth to 5 who live in homeless shelters and is asked to present at the annual conferences of the Georgia Association on Young Children and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Early Childhood Education offers new inclusion services to children with special needs through a partnership with Bright from the Start which includes in-house hearing and vision screening, behavioral intervention, and advanced individualized group play therapy and to provide enrichment such as foreign language classes, sign language classes, wellness sessions, and STEM/STEAM Academy with support of Georgia State University, the Marcus Center, and Babies Can't Wait.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Shelter launched Virtual School Academy which provided services to students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The Shelter also provided school supplies, new desks with proper spacing, laptops, printers, recreational supplies, and a host of other resources to ensure safety levels were achieved, allowing parents to remain employed and housed.

In 2025, the Day Shelter increased enrollment by 67%, earned Georgia’s highest Three-Star Quality Rated certification and maintained a 90% teacher retention rate, reflecting a stable, high-quality learning environment.