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Today, Governor Dan McKee joined us at Littletrax Early Learning Center in East Providence to advocate for the Child Tax

H-8268 (Shallcross Smith) & S-2562 (DiMario) “It’s the most reliable program that I have worked with in my twenty years

H-7127 FY27 EOHHS Budget H-7586 (Cotter) & S-2785 (Valverde) Rhode Island’s Early Intervention program provides special education services to infants

H-7127 FY27 DOH & EOHHS Budgets H-7794 (Giraldo) & S-2845 (Valverde) Rhode Island’s Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting programs — Healthy

Since 2014, Rhode Island has been a leader in providing paid family leave for families with babies, newly adopted or

Tax Cuts for Ultra-High-Earners Reduce Resources for Children In the mid-2000s, Rhode Island cut about $47 million in state funding,

On February 3rd, Cynthia Osbourne, Ph.D, Director of the Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University briefed members

En Español Early Care and Education Priorities Help more families access affordable, quality child care by expanding family eligibility and

In case you missed it, RIght Start campaign co-chair Leanne Barrett joined WPRI 12’s Kim Kalunian to talk about the

Fund Family Home Visiting Fund Early Intervention Early Intervention Bridge to Preschool Sustain RI’s Psychiatry Resource Network (PRN) for Moms,

Rhode Island Child Tax Credit 2026 Proposals Governor’s FY27 Budget, Article 5, Section 5 and 6 H-8338/Tanzi and S-2823/Vargas Child

While the General Assembly is not in session until January, Governor Dan McKee and state agencies are busy crafting the

As Governor Dan McKee’s administration crafts the FY 2027 state budget, RIght from the Start is calling for critical investments

In the Spring of 2024, Parents Leading for Educational Equity (PLEE) in partnership with Rhode Island KIDS COUNT and the

The General Assembly recently wrapped up their 2025 session. Thanks to your advocacy and working with Governor McKee, Speaker Shekarchi,

May 1st Strolling Thunder 2025 at the State House was a huge success! Thank you to our parents, advocates, and

Check out our new fact sheet on small steps the Rhode Island General Assembly can take to have a big

On Thursday, May 7th an army of babies, young children, parents, families, early educators and advocates will stroll to the

We need Rhode Island parents and families to share their stories about accessing affordable, quality child care, finding a pediatrician,

Are you a low or moderate-income working parent and have you received a tax refund through the state and federal

In case you missed it, Lisa Hildebrand of the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children recently joined

On April 1st, we joined with with Representative Grace Diaz and Senator Lammis Vargas at the Comprehensive Community Action Program

The Boston Globe Rhode Island recently ran a great commentary by our partners at the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island

Check out our full fact sheet on the 2025 Rhode Island Child Care is Essential Act, critical legislation that will:

Please find fact sheets below for all of our 2025 legislative priorities: Child Care Is Essential Fact Sheet Rhode Island

Read our full fact sheet on legislation sponsored by Rep. Joseph McNamara and Sen. Hanna Gallo (H-5199/S-0394) to establish guidelines

Check out our full fact sheet on H-5164 by Rep. Lauren Carson and S-0231 by Sen. Bridget Valverde to establish

Watch this excellent Rhode Island PBS Weekly piece on the challenges facing Rhode Island’s early education workforce and how the

Attention RI families with young children: The state has expanded eligibility for the Child Care Assistance Program. If you are