This report details the findings of the Rhode Island Early Learning Facility Needs Assessment conducted by LISC’s Rhode Island Child Care Facilities Fund (RICCFF) from January through May 2014. The report includes detailed information regarding the overall condition of Rhode Island early learning facilities with a particular focus on issues that may present barriers to
Volume 1 on Developing Early Childhood Facilities identifies all of the steps in the real estate development and financing process, and helps early childhood providers and their partners carry out early feasibility and planning activities, building an appropriate project development team, selecting and acquiring a site, raising money, and completing construction. english spanish Published by
Volume 2 on Designing Early Childhood Facilities highlights the connection between well-designed space and high quality programming, and helps early childhood providers, community developers, and architects plan effective spaces for young children. The guide includes an overview of design principles, a tour through a center’s functional areas, and information on materials, lighting, security, urban settings
Volume 3 on Equipping and Furnishing Early Childhood Facilities originally published in June of 2005, is designed to help you with selecting furnishings and equipment that make your space usable and comfortable, child-safe and child-friendly, and attractive and functional for your needs. The careful selection and arrangement of furnishings is an essential step in transforming
Volume 4 on Creating Playgrounds for Early Childhood Facilities assists with the planning of an early childhood center’s outdoor space to achieve a successful natural environment for young children. This guide suggests equipment and materials that support a range of activities that children can enjoy outdoors. Published by the Local Initiatives Support CorporationWritten by: Mav
Greening Early Childhood Centers is the latest in a series of educational resource guides developed by LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK), detailing environmentally-sound building design and facility management practices tailored specifically to the needs of this sector.Created in collaboration with LISC’s Green Development Center, this guide focuses on high-impact green design and capital
Creating Quality School-Age Child Care Space is the latest volume in LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids’ series of practitioner resource guides, and reflects best practices in the design of high-quality physical environments for school-age children from kindergarten through eighth grade.By offering a place for innovative learning, creative play and relationship building, facilities for school-age
The ABCs of Child Care was created to introduce community development organizations to the child care field, and help them partner effectively with early care and education providers to build or improve their facilities. It includes information about different types of child care programs and settings; steps for finding a suitable program operator; an overview
Discussions about the quality of child care most often revolve around what takes place inside any given child care center: curriculum and program content, adult-child ratios, teacher qualifications, and so on. Yet many of those factors — and ultimately, the quality of care in general — depend in no small part on the design of
Date Published: 2005Author: Mav PardeePublisher: LISC Rhode Island Child Care Facilities Fund The Resource Guide for Family Child Care Providers is designed to offer in-home family child care providers insights into the ways that their physical environment impacts the quality of care offered to children. This practical guide provide also offers information on local Rhode Island
