Families & Frontline Staff

Family Child Care Providers Struggle with Low Pay, Hurdles to Career Advancement Providence resident Estefany Ortiz opened her family child

Child Care Centers Struggle to Keep Qualified, Dedicated Staff Kayla Arruda earned her associates degree in 2014, and began working

High-Quality Programs Still Struggle to Retain Staff and Keep Doors Open Sisters Minerva Waldron and Veronica Manfredi are co-owners of

High-Quality, Affordable Child Care Essential for Working Parents and a Strong State Economy Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center offers high-quality

Low Pay and High Turnover is Challenging for Kids, Parents, and Child Care Programs Alyssa Nichol is the mother of

Supporting RI Families with Children Ages Zero to Three Pawtucket resident Wilmaris Soto-Ramos and her partner Stephen welcomed their rainbow

Highly-Skilled Educators Are Key for High-Quality Child Care East Providence resident Erin Thibeault is a certified special education teacher who

A women’s care nurse in Warwick, Bernelle Richardson works in a career she loves helping mothers with labor, delivery, and

You might remember a very cute young boy stealing the show at RI Strolling Thunder 2023 by spontaneously grabbing a

9 out of 10 families in Rhode Island lack access to affordable, reliable, quality child care. We partnered with the

9 out of 10 families in Rhode Island lack access to affordable, reliable, quality child care. We partnered with the

9 out of 10 families in Rhode Island lack access to affordable, reliable, quality child care. We partnered with the

9 out of 10 families in Rhode Island lack access to affordable, reliable, quality child care. We partnered with the

Nearly two decades ago, Jen Rathbun was asked to join the Board of Directors for the nonprofit child care program

Emma Villa has been running Emma’s Home Daycare for almost 20 years out of her Providence home. Originally from Mexico,

Providence resident Janette Perez has struggled to access affordable high-quality child care for her family for eight years. Her three

Meagan Richard’s son Lincoln was born in 2020, shortly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. An event and trade

Woonsocket Head Start family worker Kinte Howie recently shared his story on a RIght from the Start Zoom event  focused

Arileibys’s daughter Luna was born premature and had to spend several weeks in the NICU. Overwhelmed and worried for her

It is not a secret that High quality early intervention services can change a child’s developmental trajectory and improve outcomes

Dalisha’s first son, DJ, was born premature. By the time of his first birthday, delays in DJ’s development had become

Woonsocket resident Felicia Powers has a ten-year-old daughter and two-year-old son, and has faced numerous barriers to accessing child care

Centers Struggle to Pay Staff, And Families Can’t Cover Additional Costs of Higher Wages West Warwick child care program administrator

Finding Support through the Family Child Care System While many Rhode Islanders were being asked to stay home to “flatten

Working Mom Forced Out of Workforce Due to Child Care Costs Before having children, Providence resident Kristen Garvin earned her

Advocating to Strengthen Rhode Island’s Licensed Family Child Care System Nuris Ynoa opened her licensed home child care program after