Georgia's pre-kindergarten program, also known as Bright From the Start, is funded entirely through the Georgia Lottery. (Image courtesy DECAL)
Georgia already has 10,000 children waiting for a spot in one of its pre-k programs.
Lisa Rickerson is operations manager for A Child’s World in Augusta.
She says their pre-k program, which serves many military families at Fort Gordon, already has 20 4-year-olds waiting to get in. Less funding, she says, could make things worse.
"We may not be able to serve all those parents coming in because we’ll be losing slots instead of being able to add slots," says Rickerson.
Governor Deal insists the cuts won’t affect the state’s 84,000 pre-k spots.
