| R 432 |
| 2015 -- S 1021 AS AMENDED Enacted 06/25/2015 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL CREATING A TIERED REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WITH HIGHER RATES BEING ISSUED TO PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED AS "HIGHER QUALITY" |
| Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley |
| Date Introduced: June 24, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, Although parents may send their children to child care centers and family |
| child care providers out of necessity, there are benefits for the children as well; and |
| WHEREAS, Studies have shown that children in high quality child care education have |
| better math, language and social skills as they enter school, and as they grow older; and |
| WHEREAS, Caregivers in Rhode Island need adequate support, such as proper funding |
| and continuing education, in order to effectively care for children; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby respectfully requests the Rhode Island Department of Human Services to develop a |
| proposal creating a system of tiered reimbursements for licensed child care centers and family |
| child care providers with higher rates being issued to programs recognized as “higher quality” by |
| the department’s quality rating; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate respectfully requests that the proposal include specific |
| programs to support quality improvement and advancement in the department’s quality rating |
| system as well as comprehensive workforce development programs to assist licensed child care |
| providers to pursue high school equivalency diplomas, associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, |
| college credits in early child care and education, and any other program deemed necessary; and |
| be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby respectfully requests that the written update be |
| submitted to the Senate President on or before December 31, 2015; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of the |
| State of Rhode Island, and the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services. |
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