Teacher: Must have a current Rhode Island certificate in early childhood education or a bachelor's or master's degree in early childhood education from an accredited or approved school and a minimum of three months supervised teaching experience in a licensed or approved early childhood program (which may be a student teaching experience) or a bachelor's degree from an accredited or approved school and required course work and experience defined in Rhode Island Early Childhood Certification standards. Child Care Center – provided by a group of people or organization who serve children from six weeks of age through about five years old. Many child care programs operate all day and throughout the year, while some run on a more typical school calendar schedule. School Age Program – provided by a group of people or organization who serve children who are in kindergarten, but under the age of 16. Typically, these programs run before and/or after school, and sometimes offer vacation programming. Family Child Care Home – provided by an individual, within his or her home, who serves no more than eight children, from six weeks old through school age. Group Family Child Care Home – provided by an individual provider, with assistants, within his or her home, who serves eight to 12 children, from six weeks old through school age.  :
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Rhode Island Department of Human Services Office of Child Care Louis Pasteur Building 57 25 Howard Ave Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 462-3009 email: [email protected] Rhode Island Daycare Listings |
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Care Subsidy Agency Rhode Island Department of Human Services Office of Child Care Louis Pasteur Building #57 600 New London Avenue Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 452-6875 Fax: (401) 462-6878 |
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Start - State Collaboration Office Department of Human Services Louis Pasteur Building 600 New London Avenue Cranston, RI, 02920 Phone: (401) 462-3071 Fax: (401) 462-6878 |
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Care Food Program Agency Comprehensive School Health & Nutrition Rhode Island Department of Education Office of School Improvement and Support Services 255 Westminster Street, Shephard Bldg. Providence, Rhode Island 02903-3400 Phone: (401) 222-4600 ext. 2364 Fax: (401) 222-4979 |
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Child Care Resource & Referral Contact Options for Working Parents 1441 Park Avenue, Suite B Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: (401) 946-2300 Toll Free: (800) 244-8700 Fax: (401) 946-2301 |
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of Child Support Enforcement Office of Child Support Services Department of Human Services 77 Dorrance Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: (401) 222-4368 Fax: (401) 222-2887 |
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Child Abuse Reporting Hotline To report suspected child abuse in Rhode Island, call 1-800-RI-CHILD (1-800-742-4453). For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D) |
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