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Fall Early Childhood Care and Education Capital Fund Ribbon Cuttings The LISC Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund (RICCELFF) continues to travel the state to celebrate the opening of child care facilities supported by the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)Capital Fund program. The ECCE Capital Fund was a state general obligation

Summer Early Childhood Care and Education Capital Fund Ribbon Cuttings With the close of summer came ribbon cuttings at two Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Capital Fund projects. The ECCE Capital Fund is a state general obligation bond-funded grant program providing more than thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) in funding for physical improvements to existing

Water Play Safety Hot summer days provide opportunities to engage in outdoor water play. The splashing, scooping, pouring, and submerging allows children to explore their senses while mastering motor skills, applying math and science concepts, and engaging in social play. Water play can be as simple as using a bin of water with toys to

Recorded Session Available: Maintaining Your Child Care Facility Investments Training So, you’ve completed construction on your facilities project, now what? This recorded session guides you through developing a maintenance and inspection program, tailored to common early childhood facilities investments. Maintenance of the physical environment is key to ensuring high-quality safe spaces remain that way and

Maintaining Your Child Care Facility Investments Training: April 4 Maintenance of the physical environment will help keep your high-quality child care space safe, healthy, and in good repair; protect and extend the life of your investments; prevent costly issues that may arise when maintenance is deferred; and allow you to save and budget well in

City of Providence Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program Round 2 Now Open Round 2 of the City of Providence Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program opened on March 4. This program offers a competitive pool of grants to expand access to high quality early learning facilities across Providence. For Round 2, a total of $295,000 is

LISC 2024 Child Care Facilities Planning Grant Program In partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, LISC will be administering $500k in grant funding for predevelopment and feasibility activities to develop, expand, and/or improve early childhood facilities in Rhode Island. Grant-funded planning work could include hiring professionals for the following: Architectural design services

A Year in RICCELFF As we come to the close of another year, it’s time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together in 2023. While we recognize there is more work to be done to support Rhode Island’s child care infrastructure in 2024, looking back at this past year we are proud to share

Building a Better Business – Capital Campaigns Often, the biggest challenge to developing or improving a child care facility is raising enough money to pay for it. Many nonprofit organizations needing a new or improved facility carry out a “capital campaign” – an organized effort to raise a substantial amount of one-time funding to cover

Fall Maintenance Checklist for Child Care Facilities Now that the weather is getting cooler, it is time to prepare for the change of seasons and ensure your facility is ready for the winter. Regular maintenance and winterization extends the life of equipment and facilities while helping recognize and address problems before they occur. Maintenance items