Here Comes the Sun Great projects start with great ideas! The first step in any project should be thoughtful design. The design process not only allows you to put an idea to paper, but it can also bring to light and help avoid potential problems. Take Beautiful Beginnings in Providence for example. This center received
Update on Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Facility Grants Across all five waves of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Facility Grants program, LISC’s Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund (RICCELFF) received more than $7.1 million in requests for funding from 136 businesses and organizations. Nearly all of
Center Spotlight! The Children’s Workshop – Lincoln Center The Children’s Workshop in Lincoln, Rhode Island, faced numerous physical space challenges. Some of the most critical issues included: Two classrooms, one infant room and one preschool room, completely lacked natural light One school age classroom had insufficient natural light A playground that required crossing a busy
Thank you to the United Way of Rhode Island for Supporting the Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund with a Grant Award in the Amount of $150,000! The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has been awarded a grant by the United Way of Rhode Island in the amount of $150,000 ($50,000 per year
Construction Continues for Our Waves 4 and 5 Grantees! With the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Facility Grants coming to a close in June, construction is in full force at our funded centers. Many of the projects have ranged from adding secure fencing, providing vehicular barriers, developing safe building egress and replacing unsafe
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
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
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
Happy Holidays from all of us at LISC! This season is a time for reflecting—on the accomplishments of the year gone by, and on our hopes for the year to come. Thank you to all the wonderful partners, funders and friends who make our work possible. And here’s to a prosperous and happy New Year!
