This tool is designed to guide you through the process of assessing the physical space of your early learning facility. In developing the criteria the following regulations were considered:
- Rhode Island Department Program Regulations for Child Care Licensure
- Rhode Island Department of Education Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Programs Standards for Approval of Preschool and Kindergarten Programs
- BrightStars Framework
- Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) and Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it pertains to child care and educational spaces
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Public Playground Safety Guidelines
- International Building Code
- Caring for Our Children
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Healthy Child Care Guidelines