This tool is designed to assess early learning facilities (physical space) in
Rhode Island, but pulls from an array of national as well as local standards. The tool is structured so that it can be readily modified to be used in other geographies.
- Rhode Island 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