ADA Guidance

The publication Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and The Americans with Disabilities Act is available through the Department of Justice. Visit  http://www.ada.gov/childq%26a.htm to learn more about ADA compliance.

Caring for Our Children

The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education publishes Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care, 2^nd Edition visit: http://nrc.uchsc.edu/CFOC/  for your FREE downloadable copy.

CLASS

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a system for observing and assessing the quality of interactions between teachers and students in classrooms. To learn more visit: http://classobservation.com/.

DCYF Licensing

To begin the licensing process with DCYF, please email Brenda Almeida at brenda.almeida@dcyf.ri.gov . Be sure to include the following information with your request: your program name, mailing address, phone number and person to contact.

Search programs licensed by DCYF: http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/day_care_provider.php

ECERS

ECERS stands for The Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale. To learn more about this resource visit: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ECERS/

Handbook of Public Playground Safety

The Handbook of Public Safety is a Consumer Products Safety Commission document. Visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf for your free, downloadable copy.

LISC

LISC operates The Rhode Island Child Care Facilities Funds, which provides the capital and technical expertise that child care programs need to improve the quality and capacity of their physical space. The Fund assists licensed child care centers and homes that are committed to providing high quality care and to serving low-income children eligible for DHS subsidies ? from infancy through school-age years. To learn more visit: http://rilisc.org/For/TheRhodeIslandChildCareFacilitiesFund/tabid/172/Default.aspx

RIDE: Evaluation of Credential Request

http://www.ride.ri.gov/educatorquality/certification/Cert_Applications.aspx

RI Early Learning Standards

The Rhode Island Early Learning Standards can be found at http://www.ride.ri.gov/els. 

Rhode Island Red Cross

To learn more or sign up for first aid and CPR classes, visit www.riredcross.org.

Safe Water Drinking Act 

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/schools/pdfs/lead/qrg_lcr_schools.pdf

Teacher Assistant Resources

?   CDA Information: Council for Professional Recognition                  http://www.cdacouncil.org/

?   CCRI Child Care Apprenticeship Program                                      Lynne Trudel, CCRI        455-6128

?   East Bay Educational Collaborative                                               http://www.ebecri.org/custom/taprogram.html

?   Northern RI Collaborative                                                              http://www.nric-ri.org/professional-development-academy

?   Rhode Island Technical Assistance Project                                    http://www.ritap.org/ritap/resources

?   Southern RI Collaborative                                                             http://www.ri.net/sorico/programs/programs.html

?   Teacher Assistant Training                                                            http://www.ccri.edu/cwce/career/teacherassistant.shtml

?   West Bay Collaborative                                                                http://www.westbaycollaborative.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): The NAEYC is the nation's largest early childhood professional membership association for early childhood educators. NAEYC sponsors a variety of training including an annual conference; published the journal "Young Children",  and various resource materials; advocated related to national, state, and local public policy; provides a variety of documents on effective practice related to young children; and operates an accreditation system designed to improve the quality of care and education provided for young children in group programs. For information on the RI project promoting NAEYC accreditation, click here. 

Division of Early Childhood (DEC), Council for Exceptional Children. The DEC is a non-profit membership organization designed for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through eight years and their families. Founded in 1973, DEC is dedicated to promoting policies and practices that support families and enhance the development of children. Children with special needs include those who have disabilities, developmental delays, are gifted/talented, and are at-risk of future developmental problems. DEC sponsors a variety of training including and various resource materials; advocated related to national, state, and local public policy; and provides a variety of documents on effective practice related to young children with special needs including DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education.