Check out our full fact sheet on the 2025 Rhode Island Child Care is Essential Act, critical legislation that will:
- Allow more families to qualify for the RI Child Care Assistance Program by raising family income limits.
- Eliminate child support enforcement as an eligibility requirement for the Child Care Assistance Program.
- Create a separate rate for infants under the age of 18 months that is 50% higher than the toddler rate.
- Adjust rates for the RI Child Care Assistance Program to comply with the federal equal access standards.
- Adopt improved payment processes to mirror payment practices in the private child care market.
