Bottoms wants Georgia to meet its universal pre-K pledge. It’s a tough campaign promise to keep

Amy M. Jacobs (left), commissioner of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, visited pre-K summer transition program classes in northeast Georgia recently. (Photo courtesy of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning)

Georgia’s prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds is supposed to provide a free spot to any parent who wants to enroll their child. 

But that universal guarantee has been voided by a shortage of classrooms in parts of the state.

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, says she wants to fill that gap if she’s elected.