Report from EDC with DHS Funding on Improving Family Child Care Sustainability

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 […]

Español está abajo Dear CCAP providers, Update: Starting Saturday May 3, 2025, the CCAP provider portal will require multi-factor authentication (MFA). Beginning Saturday May 3, 2025, after entering your username and password each time you log into the portal, a one-time password (OTP) will be sent to the email address linked to your provider portal […]

Español Está Abajo April 23, 2025 Valued Providers – We are issuing the following update today re: the AG’s Office and no cost comprehensive background checks. We continue to truly understand the staffing crisis in the child care sector and want to ensure there are no major barriers to cost for hiring staff. RIAG will […]

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 […]