The Reinvestment Fund — in partnership with LISC and prepared for the RI Dept. of Human Services — delivered an assessment of child care capacity gaps, and developed recommendations for targeted strategies to improve equitable access to quality child care for all Rhode Island families. The result is a first-of-its-kind interactive and searchable story map …

LISC, in partnership with the City of Providence, completed the third year of facility improvement and expansion grant funding for Providence-based child care providers. The program was funded in part by an allocation of the City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

Governor Dan McKee was joined by Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Rhode Island to announce $8.5 million in first-round funding from the Early Childhood Care and Educational Capital (ECCE) Fund.