Notes from the front desk_
Straight answers for Georgia childcare directors.
Inspections, ratios, paperwork, software and AI, written by the two engineers behind PlayroomOS.
AI for Daycare Front Desks: What Is Real in 2026
AI can translate parent messages, draft notes and summarize documents for a daycare today. Here is what to keep out of chatbots and a 90-day plan to start.
CAPS and CACFP Paperwork for Georgia Daycares
CAPS pays only for days backed by parent-signed arrival and departure records. CACFP needs meal counts at service. Here is the Georgia paperwork, week by week.
Childcare Software in Georgia: What to Compare
Procare, Brightwheel, Lillio, Kangarootime and PlayroomOS all quote prices. Compare them on DECAL and CAPS records, setup, translation and local support.
Daycare Sign-In Sheet to Digital Check-In in Georgia
Georgia allows electronic sign-in records if each shows the date, child, times and a parent signature, kept 12 months. A two-week plan to leave the clipboard.
Georgia Child Care Ratios and Group Sizes by Age
Georgia centers must keep staff:child ratios from 1:6 for infants to 1:25 for school-age children. See the DECAL table, mixed-age math and nap time rules.
Georgia Daycare Inspection Checklist for DECAL Visits
A DECAL visit checks ratios in every room plus sign-in records, child files, Form 3231, staff files and drill logs. Here is what to have ready in Georgia.