The Smart Start Early Care & Education Substitute Teacher Program is specifically designed to recruit and instruct adults in the needs of young children, how children develop and learn, and the needs of a child care program. Graduates of the program will provide children, ages 6 weeks to five years, with a caring and knowledgeable substitute teacher when their regular teacher is out.
This innovative 5-day training program is offered several times at various locations throughout Georgia. For a list of training class dates, times, and locations, click on the "Training Classes" link above.
The goals of this program are:
1. To provide interested candidates with an alternative pathway in the educational field of early care and learning, and
2. To provide qualified substitute teachers to licensed and registered Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning child care facilities.
If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher in a child care center or family child care home, click on the "Substitutes" link above to find out more about the program and begin your online application.
If you are a child care center director/administrator or a family child care provider interested in finding qualified substitute teachers for your program, click on the "Providers" link above to register for the program.
If you would like to know what graduates or child care providers who have participated in the program have to say about their experiences, click on the "Testimonials" link above to view their testimonials.
