RISES Updates for the Field / Actualizaciones de RISES en el campo de trabajo

Dear Valued providers, While the weather may not feel like it, we hope that you are enjoying the first few weeks of spring. Hopefully sunnier, warmer days on are on the horizon. This email contains some important information about RISES. Over the next several months we will continue to send out updates often regarding the […]

RI Pre-K, entering its 17th year, provides free, high-quality Pre-K education to eligible 4-year-old children. This year, RI Pre-K will be in 20 communities and serve over 2,800 children. The deadline to apply is June 22, 2025. Apply online here Pre-K Lottery or go to RI Pre-K Lottery Application.   El programa Pre-K de RI, que […]

Español está abajo Dear Rhode Island Child Care Community: As many of you may have seen the recent press release by DHS, we are excited to share that the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)’s income threshold for families has increased from 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 261% FPL! This means that many more […]

Español Está Abajo April 4, 2025 Dear CCAP providers, After careful revision and incorporation of your feedback, we are happy to announce that the CCAP Provider Handbook has been updated! You may find it on the Child Care Resources, Handbooks, and Forms page of the DHS website. We hope that the improved user-friendly format and […]

RIAEYC’s Strolling Thunder 2025 is taking place at the State House Plaza on May 1st at 2pm. You can register by clicking here.

Join the Child Care Directors Chair Podcast for an amazing in-person educator event at the Early Childhood Empowerment Conference Day 1: Leadership Day (Hosted at Hyatt Place Hotel) 8:00 am-5:00 pm and 6:00 pm-8:00 pm dinner, mixer, and comedy show. A retreat-style day focused on the business side of running a childcare center. This day […]

Mandated Reporters as Supporters Info Sheets and Digital Manuals are available electronically from the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). Please take a moment to review the great information provided in these documents. The documents are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. DCYF Mandated Reporters as Supporters Info Sheet English (PDF) DCYF […]

Español Está Abajo   March 20, 2025 Dear Valued Center-Based providers, Thank you to all of you who have begun accessing the new licensing system of record housed in RISES. As valued partners in this work, you are helping us identify ways to fix and improve the system, even within the first few weeks of launch. We […]

RI DHS Raises Eligibility Income Limits for Child Care Assistance Program CRANSTON, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Human Services Director Kimberly Merolla-Brito today announced an increase to the eligibility income limits for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). As part of the signed 2024 state budget, Rhode Island working families […]

Dear Valued Providers,   As many of you know, the next phase of the Rhode Island Starts Early System (RISES) went live last week. This means that we now have a new data system specifically designed for child care licensing and CCAP application and enrollment.   We will be discussing this system more at our All Provider […]