This guide details the 2003-2004 program guidelines for Georgia prekindergarten programs, designed to assist educators in providing a quality educational prekindergarten program to eligible 4-year-olds and their families. Guidelines are delineated in six major areas: (1) operation and services, including eligibility, enrollment, instructional services/curriculum, equipment and materials, service delivery, resource coordination/support services, and program fees; (2) personnel and training, including requirements for lead teachers, teacher assistants, and resource coordinators; (3) funding, including contract notification and initial budgets, expenditures requirements, reimbursement process, and audit and accounting requirements; (4) report requirements; (5) community involvement; and (6) select information for new and expansion programs. The guide's 12 appendices include the state content standards, a program quality assessment instrument, and other state forms. (KB)