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
Having a playground plan developed that includes an audit of your existing playground space by a Certified Playground Safety Inspector will make your capital grant request for funding to do work on your playground space much more competitive. When developing your plan and thinking about your playground capital grant application, please keep in mind that large
Facility Grant Informational Sessions to be held on August 13, 2015! WAVE 4 of facility grant funding will launch at the end of August, 2015. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity. Informational sessions will cover the following topics:How to use the online application systemFunding priorities – how to develop a competitive proposalManaging a federal
Wave 3 applications will now be accepted through Monday, July 13th for grant funding in the following two priority areas: PLAYGROUND PLANNING FACILITY-RELATED DCYF VARIANCE ISSUES If you think you have a project but are unsure, please feel free to contact us at riccelff@lisc.org or 401-331-0131. APPLY NOW WAVE 4 of funding will be open
Announcing Additional Waves of Early Learning Facilities Grant Funding! We are pleased to report that the Rhode Island Department of Education has made an extra $1 million of Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant funding available for new waves of Early Learning Facilities Grants! LISC, through its Rhode Island Child Care and Early
In the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, the environment is referred to as “the third teacher”. The focus on the importance of the environment lies in the belief that children can best create meaning and make sense of their world through environments which support “complex, varied, sustained, and changing relationships between people, the
Check out this TED Talk video about a school in Tokyo designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. It’s always fun to see how other countries assess risk and utilize the built environment to become part of learning.
Become a Certified Playground Safety Inspector There is still time to sign up for the Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Examination, which is sponsored by the National Recreation and Parks Association. The Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) course provides individuals with the proper training needed to recognize and prevent potential playground hazards and prepares
When the Rhode Island Early Learning Facility Needs Assessment was conducted in the spring of 2014, 40% percent of centers in which on-site assessments were conducted were observed to have water stained ceiling tiles. A water stained ceiling tile is more than just an aesthetic issue. This can be a sign of any number of
Thanks to funding made available through the Race to Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, we were able to make $700,000 in grant funding available for critical facility improvements across our state. An additional $100,000 was added to the available pool of funding by LISC for school age programs. Grant applications were accepted from January, 12,
