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Video: Governor Raimondo discusses small business

Gina Raimondo was live. on Friday ·  I'm joined this afternoon by Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Representative Jim Langevin, Representative David Cicilline, and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor to discuss our latest efforts...

Outbreak Response Playbook: Child Care

Posting on behalf of the Office of Child Care.  If you have DHS regulatory or programmatic questions, please contact the DHS Child Care Licensing team at DHS.Childcarelicensing@dhs.ri.gov. Child-Care PlaybookDownload Valued Providers, Thank...

Speak Up for Child Care

From Child Care Aware® of America: Last night, the Senate passed an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to allow small businesses to continue to apply for assistance during the pandemic, sending the bill to the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, they failed to...

Child Care Provider Relief Fund

Sharing from The Office of Child Care: July 1, 2020 Valued Providers, As you likely heard from today’s press conference, RI DHS in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation [lisc.org] (LISC)...

RIght from the Start: Child Care is Essential

https://youtu.be/NQ3H5WC8Y1k Sharing a video from RIght from the Start:  Safe, healthy, and high-quality child care options are essential for Rhode Island's economic recovery and public health. That's why it's so critical that...