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Outbreak Response Playbook: Child Care

July 20, 2020
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

July 2, 2020
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

July 1, 2020
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

June 22, 2020
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...

View the BOCA Q&A with DHS Leadership regarding Child Care

May 30, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandBOCA/videos/239592463787295/?v=239592463787295 Recap of meeting: The Governor and guidance from DHS will phase in opening childcare in Rhode Island.  There will be new regulations/rules which should come out soon.Next week we will hear...