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

A broad coalition of 41 leading Rhode Island organizations have signed onto a petition urging Governor McKee to remove a

Check out our FY 2026 State Budget Priorities designed to invest in the health and education of our kids, make child

Businesses lose money when they can’t find staff and when their employees don’t show up to work. Parents’ inability to

RIght from the Start is sharing the following information to help educate candidates for elected office about policy and budget

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

We recently held our annual RIght Start policy and planning retreat. A big thank you to our amazing group of

Working with Governor McKee, our champions in the General Assembly, and dedicated advocates like you we helped to secure the

The RIght from the Start campaign is pleased to see several additional investments in the FY 2025 state budget approved

On May 9th, babies, young children, families, and advocates “strolled” from the Providence Marriott to the State House for Strolling

H-7204 (Shallcross Smith) & S-2072 (DiMario) “It’s the most reliable program that I have worked with in my twenty years

H-7124 (Diaz) & S-2847 (Cano) Child Care is Essential Why Focus on Child Care? Families need access to affordable, high-quality

Stable health insurance coverage for babies and young children helps children receive high-quality and timely preventive health care, including vaccinations

Governor’s FY25 Budget Proposal Article 9, Section 5 H-7334 (Cotter) & S-2359 (Valverde) H-7123 (Diaz) & S-2344 (DiMario) Rhode Island’s

H-7900 (Fogarty) & S-2608 (DiMario) In 2023, the Rhode Island Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Taskforce issued a plan

H-7497 (McNamara) & S-2843 (Gallo) The 2022 RI Pre-K Expansion Report commissioned by the General Assembly points out that expansion

Join us on May 9th for Rhode Island Strolling Thunder 2024! We are strolling with babies to the State House!

H-7899 (Giraldo) & S-2360 (Valverde) First Connections is Rhode Island’s frontline home visiting service for families with newborns statewide. Currently

H-7438 (Carson) & S-2512 (Valverde) The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) makes states responsible for delivering Early Intervention

This week is a big week for the RIght from the Start Campaign, with at least 8 opportunities to support

Check out our full fact sheet on policies and investments needed to Solve the Early Educator Staffing Crisis in Rhode

Check out our full fact sheet on policies and investments needed to Save First Connections & Family Home Visiting.

Our partner Zero To Three has developed a helpful fact sheet detailing how Rhode Island’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program

On February 1st in the State House’s State Room, we were joined by elected champions including Governor Dan McKee, Speaker

Rhode Island needs state budget investments and policies that help ensure ALL Rhode Island babies and young children, regardless of zip code,

The RIght from the Start campaign has sent a letter to Governor Dan McKee urging the inclusion of funding and policy changes

The RIght from the Start campaign and child care leaders have written a letter to our Congressional delegation urging them to support