New Online BRIDGE-RI Multilingual Learner Course for Early Learning Providers and Educators

Alisa Baron PhD, CCC-SLP and Vanessa Harwood PhD, CCC-SLP from URI have teamed up to create the second course in BRIDGE-RI for the Early Childhood Language and Literacy Development Series titled, “Early Language and Literacy Development in Multilingual Learners”.   The 5-course series is intended to inform and support early learning providers and educators in […]

RIDE is excited to announce, in partnership with the University of Rhode Island, the launch of 2 new Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Accelerated Online Programs: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education with Pre-K-2 Teaching Certification and the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-K-2 Teaching Certification Program. This is a fantastic new way for members within […]

The RISE Project is currently enrolling next year’s cohort! This is a professional development opportunity and research study to support you in your role as a supervisor in RI Pre-K while gathering information about how Reflective Supervision may be a useful approach in early care and education settings. Participants will attend a one day  foundational […]

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is pleased to announce the release of a new round of RIDE-funded, LETRS professional development through our State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)! RIDE’s SPDG program is focused on supporting educators statewide to improve fidelity of implementation of Structured Literacy within a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. Rhode […]

CCRI and DHS Offer Online Training Programs for Early Child Educators Information and applications available at: https://www.ccri.edu/hmns/RIECETP.html APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30, 2022 RIECETP 12/24 College Credit Program If you are an Early Childhood Educator working with children ages birth through 5 in a DHS licensed center or family child care CCAP program you may qualify to […]

RIDE is excited to support children’s smooth transition to kindergarten through the continuation of funding for the Kindergarten Jumpstart: 2023 Summer Enrichment Grant opportunity! What is it? The Kindergarten Jumpstart Summer Enrichment Grants will be awarded to eligible local education agencies, municipalities, licensed childcare providers, and licensed summer activities providers to support the implementation of […]

RIDE is pleased to share the official release of the 2023 RI Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDS). Beginning in Fall 2021, RIDE engaged early childhood stakeholders in a process to review the 2013 RIELDS. Feedback was gathered and RIDE made necessary revisions in an effort to continue to align with the latest research on […]

The third year of facility improvement and expansion grant funding for Providence-based child care providers, the Providence Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program, is now open. This program offers a competitive pool of grants to expand access to high quality early learning facilities across Providence. A total of $1.5 Million is available for providers in facilities […]

Español Está Abajo Dear CCAP Providers, With summer fast approaching we wanted to remind those of you who have School Age summer programming that the Summer Flip will be in place allowing you to enroll school age children during regular school hours for the summer. You will be able to start entering your enrollments as […]

Español Está Abajo   The Rhode Island Department of Human Services is issuing the following memo to provide an update regarding comprehensive background checks. As you know, effective 2015 per federal CCDF law, all employees hired by a DHS-licensed child care provider are required to complete a comprehensive background check prior to employment. Since this […]