Rhode Island Regulations
The state’s regulatory information listed below is verified as of November 18, 2011

Rhode Island has five different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Child Day Care Center Regulations for Licensure 1993
Family Child Care Home Regulations for Licensure 10/1/2007
Group Family Child Care Home Regulations for Licensure 10/1/2007
Child Day Care Center School Age Child Day Care Program Regulations for Licensure 1993
Residential Child Care Regulations for Licensure 01/22/2013


State Licensing Contact

Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families
Day Care Licensing
101 Friendship Street
Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-528-3624 (English) or 401-528-3621 (Spanish)
Web Page: http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/day_care.php/
http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/licensing.php



Links to other Rhode Island State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
Child Care and Development fund Tribal Plan for 2012-2013
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Rhode Island Early Learning Standards