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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING APRIL 12TH OF 2012 TO BE "CHILD CARE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Messier, Morgan, Cimini, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: April 12, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, On April 12th of 2012, a panoply of citizens representing myriad

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organizations and institutions from across our state will gather to celebrate the very first annual

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Child Care Awareness Day; and

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     WHEREAS, This event is being held “to highlight the work of various organizations and

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programs in the state that work every day to improve the lives of children, youth, and families by

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providing high quality care and education”; and  

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     WHEREAS, Research on the human brain reveals that an overwhelming amount of a

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person’s lifetime brain development occurs during early childhood, before the age of three; and

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     WHEREAS, To be prepared for success, our children must receive high quality child care

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from caregivers who have the appropriate skills, education, and training; and   

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     WHEREAS, A child care teacher’s day is spent interacting with children and caring for

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their needs, because it is through play, interaction, and socializing that children learn the

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fundamentals about others as well as the world around them; and

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     WHEREAS, High quality child care is sensitive, responsive, personal, and

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developmentally appropriate. It provides the proper nurturing that children need at one of the

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most critical and vulnerable times in their lives; and

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     WHEREAS, It is of immense importance that Rhode Island’s children receive the highest

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quality care and are challenged at an early age, so that they may develop the necessary abilities to

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thrive in adulthood and someday lead our state into an even brighter future; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the 12th of April, 2012, to be the first annual “Child

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Care Awareness Day.”  We urge all the citizens of the state to join with us in recognizing the

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tremendous skills, dedication, diligence, and value of the laudable child care providers who

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protect and nourish our children and equip them for future success; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the Child Care Directors

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Association, the Director of Prevent Child Abuse RI, and the Chair of the Permanent Legislative

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Commission on Child Care.

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