The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Capital Fund program was a state general obligation bond-funded grant program providing more than thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) in funding for physical improvements to existing child care spaces and for the development of new licensed early childhood care and education facilities. This program was approved by voters in a March 2021 special election and administered by LISC’s Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund (RICCELFF) in partnership with the Department of Human Services (DHS).

Grant funds were used for capital improvements and expansion projects. The impact report (which can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking here) is a summary of the program and the impact of that investment. The press release about the program can be viewed here.

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