A LISC Thought Leadership Initiative
In 2021, Rhode Island leaders engaged LISC to conduct a Child Care Assessment that would build off of the 2019 Rhode Island Early Learning Facilities Assessment. At the time, the pandemic appeared to be over, and leaders recognized it would be beneficial to both revisit the recommendations from 2019 and assess how the pandemic had impacted early learning in the state.
Because of LISC’s expertise in early learning facilities, that is a key area of emphasis for these assessments. However, in studying 2021/2022 initiatives underway across the country, best practices and emerging trends were identified in several areas outside of physical structures. These learnings are also highlighted in this report, and many are applicable to geographies across the country.
The assessment was conducted between October 2021 and April 2022. Clarion Research provided market research and strategic support to LISC throughout the duration of the project.