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Thursday, April 06, 2023

GoLocalProv Information Staff

The annual lottery for the state-funded Rhode Island Pre-Kindergarten (RI Pre-Ok) packages for the 2023-2024 faculty yr is now open.

Mother and father, households, or guardians should submit purposes by June 18, 2023, for his or her youngster or youngsters to be thought of for the free seats.

“Excessive-quality early studying prepares Rhode Island’s youngest learners for a lifetime of success,” stated Governor Dan McKee. “For 15 years, the RI Pre-Ok program has served as a nationwide mannequin for offering free, full-day, full-school yr packages for Rhode Island’s youngest learners. I encourage all households with eligible youngsters to enter the RI Pre-Ok lottery.”

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About Program

RI Pre-Ok provides free, prime quality studying alternatives for kids who will likely be 4 years outdated as of September 1, 2023, and stay in communities the place RI Pre-Ok packages are provided. RI Pre-Ok packages can be found to greater than 2,300 youngsters at 127 websites in 18 communities throughout Rhode Island, together with at childcare facilities, Head Begin businesses and public faculties. RI Pre-Ok spots are restricted and finishing a lottery utility is required. Mother and father can submit lottery purposes at www.RIpreK.com by June 18, 2023.

“Excessive-quality early studying alternatives are vital as a result of what youngsters be taught of their first few years of life – and the way they be taught it – can have a long-lasting affect on their success and well being from childhood by maturity,” stated Rhode Island Training Commissioner Angélica Infante-Inexperienced. “All Rhode Island households of eligible youngsters are inspired to enter the RI Pre-Ok lottery for an opportunity to set their youngster up for a lifetime of success.”

RI Pre-Ok packages are awarded by a aggressive grant utility course of that evaluates the group’s demonstrated means and expertise to supply high-quality early childhood packages and a dedication to continued high quality enhancements utilizing a mixed-delivery mannequin comprised of Head Begin packages, native faculties, and community-based childcare suppliers.

The st is accepting purposes from households with four-year outdated youngsters residing in one in all these 18 eligible communities: Bristol, Warren , Central Falls, Coventry, Cranston, East Windfall, Johnston, Middletown, Newport, North Kingstown, North Windfall, Pawtucket, Windfall, South Kingstown, Warwick, Westerly, West Warwick, and Woonsocket.

To be eligible to attend, youngsters should be 4 years outdated by September 1, 2023, and be residents of one of many recognized RI Pre-Ok communities. For extra info on the 2023-2024 RI Pre-Ok Applications and the lottery utility course of go to www.RIpreK.com.

Households could contact the RIDE Pre-Ok workforce at [email protected] with any questions.

On-line purposes are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, June 18, 2023.

2023 – 2024 RI State Pre-Kindergarten Applications embody:

Bristol-Warren 
1.    East Bay Neighborhood Motion Program – 790 Foremost Avenue (401-245-2833) 
2.    The Kids’s Workshop – 410 Little one Avenue (401-247-2503) 

Central Falls 
1.    Central Falls College Division-  
·      Capt. Hunt Early Studying Heart, 12 Kendall Avenue (401-727-7720) 
** Functions can be found on web site and at Central Workplace 949 Dexter Avenue 
2.    Progreso Latino – 626 Broad Avenue (401-603-7098) 
3.    The Kids’s Workshop – 151 Hunt Avenue (401-727-4474) 

Coventry 
1.    CHILD, Inc. – 23 Cady Avenue (401-823-3228) 
2.    Coventry College Division-  
·      Washington Oak Elementary, 801 Learn College Home Rd (401-822-9400 x 259) 

Cranston 
1.    Cranston Public Faculties –  
·      Arlington Elementary College, 155 Princess Ave. (401-270-8179) 
·      Edgewood Highland College, 160 Pawtuxet Ave. (401-270-8065)  
2.    Cadence Academy – 546 Budlong Highway (401-228-3317) 
3.    CCAP Little one Growth Heart – 848 Atwood Avenue (401-943-5160) 
4.    Little Learners Academy – 950 Phenix Ave. (401-714-0088) 

East Windfall 
1.    East Bay Neighborhood Motion Program – 70 Turner Ave. (401-649-4233 ext. 100) 
2.    East Windfall College Division (401-435-7500 ext. 30034)
·      Oldham College – 60 Bart Drive  
       ** Functions obtainable at East Windfall Administration Workplaces, 1998 Pawtucket Ave 
3.    The Kids’s Workshop – 411 Narragansett Park Drive (401-434-1118) 

Johnston 
1.    Graniteville College – 6 Collins Avenue (401-231-8790) 
2.    Over The Rainbow – 1269 Plainfield Avenue (401-383-4664) 

Lincoln 
1.    Academy for Little Kids – 6 Wake Robin Highway (401-333-4222) 

Middletown 
1.    East Bay Neighborhood Motion Program – 740 West Foremost Highway (401-468-0436) 

Newport 
1.    East Bay Neighborhood Motion Program – 8 John Chafee Blvd. (401-367-2001) 

North Kingstown 
1.    Sunshine Little one Growth Heart – 11 Iafrate Manner (401-294-3510) 
1.    Sunshine Little one Growth Heart – 11 Iafrate Manner (401-294-3510) 

North Windfall 

1.    Dr. Day Care – 2 Volturno Avenue (401-723-7784) 
2.    TriCounty Neighborhood Motion Company –
·      79 Waterman Avenue (401-519-1979) 
·      2204 Mineral Spring Avenue (401-519-1979)

Pawtucket 
1.    Kids’s Good friend and Service – Dean Heart – 13 Legion Drive (401-752-7700) 
2.    Dr. Day Care – 25 Thornley Avenue (401-722-7000) 
3.    Heritage Park YMCA – 333 Roosevelt Avenue (401-727-7050) 
4.    Pawtucket College Division – 
·      Fallon Memorial College – 62 Lincoln Avenue (401-729-6300 or 729-6254) 
·      Nathanael Greene College – 235 Smithfield Avenue (401-729-6260 or 729-6300) 

Windfall 
1.    Stunning Beginnings –  
·      700 Elmwood Avenue (401-785-8485) 
·      CCRI Liston Campus – 1 Hilton Avenue (401-785-8485) 
       ** Functions for this web site might be picked up and dropped off at 700 Elmwood Avenue 
2.    Kids’s Good friend and Service –  
·      Friendship Heart – 350 Level Avenue (401-752-7600) 
·      Berkshire Heart – 99 Berkshire Avenue (401-752-7500) 
·      Hartford Heart – 550 Hartford Avenue (401-752-7950) 
·      Althea Heart – 70 Union Avenue (401-495-3600) 
3.    Genesis Heart – 620 Potters Avenue (401-781-6110 ext.16) 
4.    Think about Preschool – 520 Hope Avenue (401-276-6129) 
5.    Assembly Avenue – 1000 Eddy Avenue (401-533-9100) 
6.    Over the Rainbow – 50 Niantic Avenue (401-383-0068) 
7.    Windfall Public Faculties – (401-456-9179) 
·      Harry Kizirian Elementary College – 60 Camden Avenue (401-456-9369) 
·      Narducci Studying Heart – 110 Paul Avenue (401-456-9325)
                    ** Web site of Nice View RI Pre-Ok for SY 2023-2024
·      Younger Woods Elementary College – 674 Prairie Avenue (401-278-0515) 
8.    Smith Hill Early Childhood Studying Heart – 25 Danforth Avenue (401-455-3890) 
9.    The Kids’s Workshop -15 Clarkson Avenue (401-383-9958) 

South Kingstown 
1.    TriCounty Neighborhood Motion – 1935 Kingstown Highway (401-515-2471) 

Warwick 
1.    CHILD, Inc. –  
·      849 Centerville Highway (401-823-3777) 
·      160 Draper Avenue (401-732-5200) 
2.    Valuable Years – 205 Hallene Highway, Constructing C, #324 (401-738-0550) 

West Warwick 
1.    Academy for Little Kids – 10 James P Murphy Industrial Freeway (401-823-5000) 
2.    CHILD, Inc. – 28 Payan Avenue (401-828-2888) 

Westerly 
1.    Tri-County Neighborhood Motion – 34 Pond Avenue (401-515-2471) 

Woonsocket 
1.    Connecting for Kids and Households – 46 Hope Avenue (401-766-3384) 
2.    Woonsocket Head Begin Little one Growth Affiliation (401-769-1850) 
3.    YWCA Rhode Island – 514 Blackstone Avenue (401-769-7450) 

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