Rhode Island § 42-12-25 - Department of Human Services
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§ 42-12-25. Department of Human Services
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-25
§ 42-12-25. Childcare training, accreditation, technical assistance, and monitoring.
(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department to assist providers in obtaining national accreditation, to expand childcare staff development and training, and for technical assistance and monitoring, including but not limited to, activities that provide:
(1) Training opportunities for childcare providers which foster a coordinated link between the providers and the schools;
(2) Specialized training for providers of infant/toddler and/or pre-adolescent care;
(3) Evaluation of childcare providers and programs through parent surveys and formal evaluation techniques;
(4) Technical assistance and training for current and prospective non-English speaking providers.
(b) The director of the department of human services is further authorized to request such appropriation for each state fiscal year as the director deems necessary to carry out the programs and purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 11, § 6.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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