RIDOH Free Testing for Lead in Drinking Water / Pruebas gratuitas de detección de plomo en el agua potable

Español Está Abajo Free Testing for Lead in Drinking Water at Group Child Cares and Child Care Centers 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 […]

Valued Providers,   Thank you for your continued patience while the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) navigates through the RIBridges breach. The Office of Child Care (OCC) wants to provide you with some updated information regarding upcoming payments, vacation week upgrades for school age children, enrollments, and disenrollments.   Please take the time […]

Thank you for your continued patience while the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) navigates through the RIBridges breach. The Office of Child Care (OCC) wants to provide you with two very important updates. Please take the time to read thoroughly. First, we have been made aware of some discrepancies in check amounts in […]

The New England Head Start Association is excited to remind you that submissions for presentations and seminars at the 2025 Spring Conference are due soon! The conference will be held from March 19–21, 2025, in Portland, Maine. Deadline: 11:59 PM ET on Friday, January 17, 2025 This is your opportunity to share your expertise, connect […]

Valued Providers,   Thank you for your continued patience while the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) navigates through the RIBridges breach. The Office of Child Care (OCC) wants to provide you with some updated information regarding the CCAP portal and next steps.   According to the provider payment schedule, payment date for Batch […]

If you need to create your RISES Workforce Registry account and/or need to associate with either a Center- or Family- Child Care provider, please take a moment to view the recorded tutorials on the DHS website to help you along the way! The tutorials are available in English and Spanish. You can find these tutorials […]

En español abajo Valued Providers, Thank you for your continued patience while the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) navigates through the RIBridges breach. The Office of Child Care (OCC) wants to provide you with some updated information regarding the CCAP portal and next steps.  As mentioned in previous correspondence, the RIBridges security threat […]

RIDE recently received a $40 million federal grant to improve literacy outcomes for RI students, birth through grade twelve. The grant will focus on developing literacy coaching structures, partnerships with Educator Preparation Programs and Reimagining systems for MTSS.    Rhode Island LEAs and CBOs are encouraged to review the goals of the grant and the scope […]

Attention Preschool Teachers! CCRI is accepting applications for the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. What is the Child Development Associate® (CDA) National Credentialing Program? The CDA National Credentialing Council is a national early child care credentialing program ensuring that child care educators are prepared to meet the developmental, emotional and educational needs of children in […]

Valued Providers,   As you are aware, the RIBridges data system was taken offline Friday, Dec. 13, due to a cyber security breach. Deloitte, the vendor who manages RIBridges, is working closely with the State to address the threat and restore the system as quickly as possible. For more information about this in real time, […]