Free Testing for Lead in Drinking Water at Group Child Cares and Child Care Centers/Pruebas gratuitas de detección de plomo en el agua potable en guarderías y centros de cuidado infantil

Español Está Abajo The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is encouraging licensed child care facilities to sign up to have their drinking water tested for lead for free. This is part of an ongoing effort to identify and address sources of possible lead exposure. Child care facilities are required to test their drinking water […]

Español Está Abajo Dear Providers and CCAP for Child Care Pilot participants,   You may have heard the very recent, exciting news that the CCAP for Child Care PILOT has been extended for an additional three years through July 2028! This extension provides continuing support for providers and early childhood educators with young children of […]

Español Está Abajo   Valued Providers, RISES is LIVE! To efficiently get every provider and member of your staff into the system as quickly as possible, we have prioritized an incentive program for providers who get their information into RISES this summer. Providers who complete ALL the initial documentation requirements will receive a $1000 stipend […]

Español Está Abajo   June 11, 2025   Valued Providers,   We understand that RISES is a large undertaking and want to support you through this process. In the coming weeks, we are going to provide a few trainings and office hours as well as additional opportunities for support. Please read this email carefully and […]

Español Está Abajo June 4, 2025 Hello, I hope you’re having a great week! The Rhode Island Department of Human Services is working on a statewide project, examining how to improve child care for children with developmental disabilities and delays. We invite you to take a brief survey to help us better understand providers’ perspectives […]

Family Child Care and Beyond: Exploring Targeted Investments in Child Care Program Sustainability and Workforce Development in Rhode Island is a research project led by a partnership  between Education Development Center (EDC) and Rhode Island’s Department of Human Services (DHS). The project examines targeted supports designed to promote program sustainability and workforce development among family […]

Español Está Abajo May 27, 2025 Hello, I hope you’re having a great week! The Rhode Island Department of Human Services is working on a statewide project, examining how to improve child care for children with developmental disabilities and delays. We invite you to take a brief survey to help us better understand providers’ perspectives […]

BrightStars and DHS are sponsoring a Free Play Day at the  Providence Children’s Museum on June 14th! ¡BrightStars y DHS estan patrocinando un dia de juego gratis en el Providence Children’s Museum el 14 de junio!

CRANSTON, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced the upcoming issuance of SUN Bucks benefits for Rhode Island children for the 2024–2025 academic year. DHS will disburse the first issuance of a one-time benefit of $120 per eligible child on June 9 to help ensure continued […]

Valued Providers, Happy Monday!  Once again, it’s been approximately four months since our last all-provider meeting! There are many things happening in the Early Childhood community, I think it’s important to have this meeting and be able to provide some information face to face and hopefully answer some questions you might have.  The Office of […]