Now that Georgia’s Pre-K Program has celebrated its 20th anniversary, I am often asked about the “next frontier” in early childhood education in Georgia. There’s no doubt that Georgia was a pioneer in prekindergarten, a program that, according to a recent report of year 2 of a longitudinal study, significantly impacts language, literacy and math skills in pre-K students. But pioneers eventually settle and build … which is exactly what we’ve been doing these past years, especially through initiatives like the newly revised Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS) and projects under the Early Learning Challenge grant that focus on high quality services and school readiness skills.