The R2LP Early Learning Center at CCRI

On Monday October 27, R2LP opened a preschool on the Liston Campus of the Community College of Rhode Island. The classroom will serve up to 16 three- to five-year olds who no longer qualify for child care subsidies because of the state's new eligibility requirements.

The program will be funded through R2LP's U.S. Department of Education Early Reading First (ERF) grant and will be offered at no cost to Providence families who qualify. As a demonstration space for "best practices" in early childhood education, the classroom will serve as a dynamic professional development resource for ERF teaching staff, CCRI students and faculty, and early childhood educators throughout the city.

Desiree Manley, who has worked with R2LP's ERF program since 2005, will bring more than 15 years of experience as an early care educator to her role as lead teacher. An R2LP AmeriCorps member will be assigned to the classroom full time, and R2LP coaches will provide additional support.

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