Meetings

The RI Early Learning Council meets quarterly. Meetings are open to the public.

2024 RI Early Learning Council Meetings

All meetings are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Big Brother Big Sisters of RI.

• Wednesday, March 27, 2024
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, June 26, 2024 CANCELLED
• Wednesday, October 2, 2024
  • Memo to Governor McKee: Resigning Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Staffing Responsibility and role as Co-Chair of the RI Early Learning Council
  • Letter from DHS Director Brito: Response to Your Resignation from the RI Early Learning Council
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
• Wednesday, December 18, 2024

2023 RI Early Learning Council Meetings

All meetings are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location TBA.

• Wednesday, March 29, 2023
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, June 28, 2023
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, September 27, 2023
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary

• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 (Big Brothers Big Sisters of RI)
  • Agenda
  • Meeting handouts: RIC Program, ECSE Q+A, Early Childhood Governance Recommendation Final for Vote - December 2023
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary

2022 RI Early learning council meetings

All meetings are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Wednesday, March 30, 2022- via Zoom (public link in Agenda)
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Executive Summary of Case Study of Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care - 2008
  • Case Study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care - 2008
  • Rhode Island Early Childhood Care and Education Strategic Plan 2021
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, June 29, 2022
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, September 28, 2022
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, December 7, 2022
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • Meeting Summary

2021 RI EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL MEETINGS

Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m

• Agenda
• Meeting Summary

2020 RI EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL MEETINGS

All 2020 meetings are via Zoom - link on top of the agenda

Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Draft Recommendations Meeting the Social - Emotional Needs of Young Children in RI
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

• Agenda
• Meeting Presentation
• Meeting Summary

2019 RI EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL MEETINGS

All Council meetings will be held at Save the Bay, 100 Save the Bay Drive, Providence, RI.

• March 13, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Please note this will begin at 10 instead of at 9.
  Agenda
  Meeting Summary
  Governor Raimondo’s FY20 Budget Priorities: 3rd Grade Reading Goal
  Presentation

• June 26, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Agenda
  Meeting Summary
  Rhode Island’s FY20 Early Childhood Budget Investments
  Presentation

• September 25, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Agenda
  Handouts
  Presentation
  Meeting Summary
   
• Special Meeting of the RI Early Learning Council (ELC) to Provide Input for the RI Prenatal -5 System Action Plan - November 12, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Agenda
  Presentation
  RI Prenatal – 5 System Action Plan - Executive Summary
  Rhode Island Early Learning Council’s Strategic Advisory Plan 2016-2020
  Meeting Summary
   
• December 11, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  Agenda
  Presentation
  Roles and Responsibilities
  Exceed screenshot - families
  Exceed screenshot - search
  Improving the Compensation of Effective Infant/Toddler Educators in Rhode Island - full twenty page report and corresponding one pager

2018 RI early learning council meetings

• Tuesday, April 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
  Agenda
  Meeting Summary
  Presentation

• Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Agenda
  Meeting Summary
  Presentation

• Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Agenda
  Meeting Summary
  Presentation

• Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Agenda
  Presentation
  Meeting Summary

All Council meetings will be held at Save the Bay, 100 Save the Bay Drive, Providence, RI.

2017 RI Early Learning Council Meetings

• Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Presentation 
  • ESSA Recommendations
  • 2017 State Pre-K Update 
  • Policy Statement on Meeting the Needs of Families with Young Children Experiencing and At Risk of Homelessness
  • Aligning Early Childhood Programs to Serve Children Experiencing Homelessness: A Comparison of Preschool, Head Start, and Child Care Policies
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Presentation
  • Rhode Island's Third Grade Reading Plan: June Update (Presentation)
  • Meeting Summary
• Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Rhode Island Reads Partner Form
  • Presentation
  • National Grade-Level Reading Campaign video- The Statisticks
  • Reducing Infant Sleep-Related Deaths In Rhode Island - Rhode Island Children’s Cabinet handout
  • RTT-ELC Rhode Island 2016 Final Performance Report
  • Meeting summary
• Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Presentation
  • RI Comprehensive Literacy Guidance 2017
  • ESSA Guidance Document 1: An Overview of How to Use the Toolkit
  • ESSA Guidance Document 2: Options for Using Title Funding to Support Early Learning
  • ESSA Guidance Document 4: Kindergarten Transition
  • Program Standards – Alignment Across Standards
  • RI Early Childhood Workforce Index 2016
  • Meeting summary

All Council meetings will be held at Save the Bay, 100 Save the Bay Drive, Providence, RI.

2016 RI Early Learning Council Meetings

• Wednesday, March 23, 2016
  March 23, 2016 meeting materials
• Wednesday, June 22, 2016
  June 22, 2016 meeting materials
• Wednesday, September 28, 2016
  September 28, 2016 meeting materials
• Wednesday, December 14, 2016
  December 14, 2016 meeting materials
  • Executive Summary: Evaluation of Rhode Island’s BrightStars Child Care Center and Preschool Quality Framework
  • Evaluation of Rhode Island’s BrightStars Child Care Center and Preschool Quality Framework
  • Meeting summary

For previous meeting materials, please see the Archive.