When the Weather Breaks, So Does the Ground! The capital projects that were funded in our Waves 4 and 5 Race to the Top Early Learning Facilities Grants are under construction! During the cold winter months many centers were in “pre-construction” mode – finalizing design, obtaining bids, negotiating contracts, and coordinating schedules. But now that
Thank You for Coming to our Playground Seminar! Our seminar, Maximize Outdoor Time with Planning and Design: Playground Design and Low-Cost Solutions for Your Outdoor Play Space, at Save the Bay in Providence was a huge success! Many of the nearly 70 professionals who attended left inspired by our presenters and were ready to make
With implementation of the new 2013 DCYF licensing regulations, Stork’s Nest faced a challenge with classrooms that had no direct access to natural light. This meant they faced the potential closing of at least two classrooms and the subsequent loss of enrollment. The center was placed on a licensing variance while they worked on a
There is Still Time to Register for Our New Playground Design Training! Please join us March 11th from 8:30am – 4:00pm for a training session on how to Maximize Outdoor time with Planning and Design: Playground Design and Low-Cost Solutions for Your Outdoor Play Space at Save the Bay in Providence. In This Issue CENTER
Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey regarding upcoming trainings! Based on the overwhelming response, we will hold our first training session of the year on March 11th from 8:30am – 4:00pm on how to Maximize Outdoor time with Planning and Design: Playground Design and Low-Cost Solutions for Your Outdoor Play Space
With the implementation of the 2013 DCYF regulations and the subsequent re-measurement of classrooms, the Westbay Children’s Center in Warwick would have needed to drop enrollment in two of their preschool spaces in order to maintain compliance. After being awarded planning funds in Wave 2 of Race to the Top’s Early Learning Facility Grants, the
New Training Session This March! Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey regarding upcoming trainings! Based on the overwhelming response, we will hold our first training session of the year on March 11th from 8:30am-4pm on how to Maximize Outdoor Time with Planning and Design: Playground Design and Low-Cost Solutions for Your
The Family Child Care Space Checklist was created to provide a unique tool to help In-home Family Child Care Providers assess their physical environment and create a quality improvement plan. Date Published: April, 2021 Publisher: LISC Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund Click To View Spanish Version
The Physical Environment Checklist was created to provide a unique tool to help Early Care and Education providers assess their facilities and create a quality improvement plan. Date Published: April, 2021 Publisher: LISC Rhode Island Child Care Facilities Fund Click To View
When EBCAP learned they had been awarded a contract to operate a State Pre-K classroom at their Turner Avenue site in East Providence they were thrilled, but there was a problem – they didn’t have an open classroom space! So they quickly got to work thinking creatively and applied for Race to the Top Facility
