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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

The RIght from the Start campaign is lucky to have an incredible network of champions and organizations that support our

Governor Dan McKee and his state agencies are currently in the process of crafting the FY 2025 state budget. RIght

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

RI Head Start programs are now enrolling! Head Start provides innovative, high-quality, comprehensive support services to children and families to

Senator Reed Visits Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center To Advocate For Additional Federal Investment To Avoid Funding Cliff Facing Child

With the debt ceiling deal finished and passed, Congress is now focusing on annual funding bills. Lawmakers have a lot

The Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps eligible families pay for child care. RIght from the Start has

RI Head Start programs are now enrolling! Head Start provides innovative, high-quality, comprehensive support services to children and families to

In 2022, Rhode Island passed the Infant and Early Childhood Wellness Act, sponsored by Senator Alana DiMario and Representative Liana

In a big win for Rhode Island’s kids, families, and our workforce of child care educators, the FY 2024 State

Overview We thank Speaker Shekarchi, Senate President Ruggerio, and Governor McKee for promising to take another look at the FY2024

On Tuesday, May 2nd, families, advocates, and elected leaders gathered at the Rhode Island State House for RI Strolling Thunder

No family should have to worry about whether they can afford to bring their little ones in to see a