ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

BFLA owner and director Rhonda Barnett has been a
childcare professional for more than a decade. Her corporate background and love for education and youth are what facilitated the establishment of BFLA in her local community.

Barnett’s center actually started as a home daycare and moved into a full-service childcare five years after its inception. With extensive instruction in early childcare development, Barnett now performs many leadership roles to guarantee students, teachers, staff and parents are equipped with the best resources to succeed.

Barnett also is a Bright from the Start-approved trainer, helping educators within the state of Georgia gain the appropriate certifications to teach. She also is a Redcross certified CPR/First Aid trainer. She even received the Georgia Association of Young Children’s distinguished professional service award for her unwavering work within the industry.

Barnett holds a child development associate. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Georgia State University in Atlanta.