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
Many of the recent funding and technical assistance requests we received have been related to group size and maintaining a minimum of a 4’-0” high separation between classrooms per DCYF child care licensing regulation. We’d like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the different ways this has been accomplished with our support and
When DCYF came to re-measure Beautiful Beginnings in the fall of 2014, it was determined that two of the preschool classrooms were a few square feet short of having enough space to be a fully occupied classroom of 18 children. By accessing grant dollars and technical assistance from the RICCELFF, this 4-Star center was able
With the implementation of the 2013 DCYF child care licensing regulations and the subsequent re-measurement of centers, the Jamestown ELC would have needed to drop enrollment by 30 children in order to be in compliance with their newly issued license number. As the only child care center on the island of Jamestown, it was imperative
With the implementation of the 2013 DCYF regulations, two classrooms at the YMCA Heritage Park Early Learning Center were deemed non-complaint due to a complete absence of natural light. These two rooms were then closed and the license capacity was reduced by 40 preschool children. The classrooms sat unused as storage spaces. The YMCA sought capital
