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After the tremendous success of last year's symposium, Smart Start, the early childhood division of United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, grantee for three Early Reading First projects in Georgia, is sponsoring a two-day Symposium. The symposium is designed to meet the needs of the instructional staff from the Dream, Readers and Light projects and other professionals in the field of early childhood.




I, Monique Perrin-Machado, would like to give my testimonial regarding my experience as a graduate of the Smart Start Early Education Substitute teacher Program. My experience was not only extremely gratifying but highly appreciated. After completion of the program, I was placed on a log for schools to draw from, and the contacts were pouring in within 7 days after placement as a substitute teacher on the directory. However, the one phone call that excelled my career was from a highly internationally accredited Montessori school. I was interviewed and offered a position as a permanent substitute teaching faculty staff member. From there, my credentials as a corporate manager from my previous career manifested into a position customized for me to accommodate this school's expectations. I accepted the offer as an Office Administrator/ Substitute Teacher; the combination was a great fit for this school. My hat goes off to all the hard-working supporters of this program.

-Monique Perrin-Machado

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The Smart Start Early 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:

  • To provide interested candidates with an alternative pathway in the educational field of early care and learning.

  • To provide qualified substitute teachers to licensed and registered Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning child care facilities.
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