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In 1996, the Georgia General Assembly created the Office of School Readiness to administer Georgia\\u2019s Pre-K Program, license child care centers participating in the Pre-K Program, administer federal nutrition programs and provide early intervention services. Eight years later, in 2004, Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia General Assembly created Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning to further streamline the state\\u2019s services to Georgia\\u2019s children from birth to age five and their families. The department was formed by merging the Office of School Readiness with units from the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Education, and the Georgia Child Care Council. We\\u2019re using this episode of DECAL Download to wish ourselves a Happy 15th anniversary and take a look back.