The 2024 Child Care Market Rate Survey 2024 is Now Open! / ¡La Encuesta 2024 sobre tarifas del mercado de cuidado infantil de RI 2024 está abierta ahora!

Child Care Providers: Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) is asking for your help with the 2024 Child Care Market Rate Survey. This survey asks questions about your program, children you serve, and gathers rates paid for services. Your participation in this survey is very important as the information you provide will help inform […]

Your voice is essential to cultivating an informed, supportive and family-centered child well- being system. Director Deckert is facilitating a listening and learning tour with our community, youth and families. Join us for a Listening and Learning session with  Director Deckert and members of her team, in partnership with the RI Department of  Human Services (DHS). Please Register for […]

*Traducción en 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 […]

Exceed was a data system initiative, launched in 2016, to support high-quality early care and education programs. Exceed served as a program portal and workforce registry, as well as a space to apply for licensing, CECE approval and Bright Stars. While Exceed has served us well over the years, the technology platform of this system […]

*Traducción en español está abajo Valued Providers, I hope you are all having a great week and an even better start to better weather! Below is the public notice for the Triennial Child Care and Development Fund State Plan that needs to be submitted by June 30 to our federal partners. This plan drives a […]

RIC is hosting 4 sessions to inform any interested party about their Birth to 3 certificate of undergraduate studies. Program Highlights: • Eligibility: Available to any DHS Licensed CCAP providers/educators • Credits: Earn 16 college credits as part of the B3 CUS program • Articulation with CCRI: Two courses can be applied towards an Associate […]

If you are an Early Childhood Educator working with children ages birth through 5 in a DHS licensed, BrightStar rated and CCAP center or family child care program you may qualify to earn 12/24 FREE college credits in Early Childhood Education. RIECETP has added the Certificate in Early Childhood Education for students who have completed […]

Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) are proud to announce the RI Pre-K expansion and the opening of the 2024-2025 lottery for the state-funded RI Pre-K programs. In the first expansion, since 2021, we are excited to add new programs, and new cities to the RI Pre-K community and bring […]

Registration for Strolling Thunder and Advocacy Day is now LIVE on the Right from the Start website! This will be an Advocacy Day event (including lunch) at the Marriott beginning at noon on May 9th with a limited number of tickets for families and educators and then, all participants will stroll to the State House […]

*Traducción en español está abajo Dear BrightStars Rated Programs;  As you know, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with guidance from national partners, the RI Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC) and the RI Department of Human Services (DHS) temporarily paused the Brightstars renewal process beginning in March 2020.  During […]