{"237501":{"#nid":"237501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Children\u2019s Campus Offers Ga. Pre-K Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELife just got a little easier for Carole-Anne Whitehurst.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe is one of the first Georgia Tech employees to enroll her son, Nathan, in the new \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/decal.ga.gov\/BftS\/EnrollingInPreK.aspx\u0022\u003EGeorgia Pre-K program\u003C\/a\u003E at The Children\u2019s Campus @ Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI appreciate that The Children\u2019s Campus @ Georgia Tech is able to offer my child high-quality instruction at a reasonable cost, thanks to the Georgia Lottery funding,\u201d said Whitehurst, an administrative professional at Georgia Tech Research Institute. \u201cMy husband \u2014 who also works at Tech \u2014 and I like the fact that the school is on campus, as it allows us to eat lunch with our son and participate in his day.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Children\u2019s Campus began offering the lottery-funded program this fall \u2014 and members of the campus community are being given priority when it comes to enrollment. The only costs to parents are for meals and any before- or after-school\u0026nbsp; care provided. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChildren who are 4 years of age on Sept. 1 of the current school year (who are Georgia residents) are eligible to attend Georgia\u2019s Pre-K Program during this school year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe were so pleased to be granted funding from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning to offer the pre-K program here on campus,\u201d said Steve Swant, executive vice president for Administration and Finance. \u201cOne of the recommendations set forth by the Family-Friendly Policies Task Force was to expand our investment in child care to support those with unique child care needs. This is another step in the right direction to accomplishing this goal.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are 22 total spaces in the first class, and a few spots are still available. The Children\u2019s Campus is located at 251 Tenth St., Building F, in the Tenth and Home family housing complex.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more or enroll your child in the pre-K program, call 404-385-2248.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELife just got a little easier for Carole-Anne Whitehurst. She is one of the first Georgia Tech employees to enroll her son, Nathan, in the new Georgia Pre-K program at The Children\u2019s Campus @ Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Life just got a little easier for Carole-Anne Whitehurst."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-09-16 09:50:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:53","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"237431":{"id":"237431","type":"image","title":"Children at Children\u0027s Campus","body":null,"created":"1449243659","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:59","changed":"1475894911","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:31","alt":"Children at Children\u0027s Campus","file":{"fid":"197707","name":"childrens_place.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/childrens_place_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/childrens_place_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1251203,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/childrens_place_0.jpg?itok=CkT4zM6-"}}},"media_ids":["237431"],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"37711","name":"child care"},{"id":"37701","name":"day care"},{"id":"73801","name":"Family-Friendly Policies Task Force"},{"id":"73831","name":"Georgia Pre-K program"},{"id":"73821","name":"pre-K"},{"id":"73811","name":"The Children\u0027s Campus"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Children\u0027s Campus\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-2248\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}