2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

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Table 35. Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Programs, Rhode Island, 2010 CHILD CARE CENTERS AND PRESCHOOLS FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES PARTICIPATING PARTICIPATING IN NAEYC % NAEYC IN NAFCC % NAFCC CITY/TOWN NUMBER BRIGHTSTARS ACCREDITED ACCREDITED NUMBER BRIGHTSTARS ACCREDITED ACCREDITED Barrington 11 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0% Bristol 6 0 1 17% 5 0 0 0% Burrillville 3 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Central Falls 4 0 0 0% 25 0 0 0% Charlestown 4 0 1 25% 3 0 0 0% Coventry 8 1 1 13% 15 2 0 0% Cranston 34 0 3 9% 51 0 1 2% Cumberland 9 0 1 11% 12 0 0 0% East Greenwich 12 0 0 0% 3 1 0 0% East Providence 14 0 1 7% 7 0 0 0% Exeter 2 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Foster 1 0 0 0% 0 0 0 NA Glocester 3 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Hopkinton 2 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0% Jamestown 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Johnston 14 0 1 7% 12 0 0 0% Lincoln 5 1 0 0% 7 0 0 0% Little Compton 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Middletown 10 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0% Narragansett 1 0 0 0% 0 0 0 NA New Shoreham 1 0 0 0% 0 0 0 NA Newport 4 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0% North Kingstown 13 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0% North Providence 9 0 1 11% 12 0 0 0% North Smithfield 1 0 0 0% 6 2 0 0% Pawtucket 17 1 0 0% 47 1 0 0% Portsmouth 6 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Providence 50 7 8 16% 428 0 0 0% Richmond 2 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% Scituate 1 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0% Smithfield 8 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0% South Kingstown 12 0 2 17% 7 0 0 0% Tiverton 3 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0% Warren 4 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0% Warwick 31 2 3 10% 17 0 0 0% West Greenwich 4 0 0 0% 0 0 0 NA West Warwick 7 0 1 14% 6 0 0 0% Westerly 7 0 0 0% 0 0 0 NA Woonsocket 13 2 6 46% 11 1 0 0% Core Cities 95 10 15 16% 519 2 0 0% Remainder of State 243 4 15 6% 186 5 1 1% Rhode Island 338 14 30 9% 705 7 1
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Children Enrolled in Head Start 700 0600 500 DEFINITION Children enrolled in Head Start is the percentage of eligible children enrolled in the Head Start preschool program. SIGNIFICANCE Head Start is a federally-funded comprehensive early childhood program for low-income preschool children and their families. It is designed to address a wide variety of needs during the two years before kindergarten so that lowincome children can begin school on a more equal footing with their more economically advantaged peers. 1 Head Start programs deliver early education, medical and dental screenings and referrals, nutritional services, mental health services, parental involvement activities, and social service referrals for the whole family. 2 Family income is strongly correlated with children’s cognitive and social skills at school entry. Before kindergarten entry, children in the highest socioeconomic group have average cognitive test scores that are 60% higher than the average scores of children in the lowest socio-economic group. Children in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold are typically 18 months behind their peers at age four. 3 Head Start centers are typically of higher quality than most other early care and education programs available to low-income parents. 4 Researchers have found that children who participate in Head Start show improvements in language and literacy skills. 5,6 Researchers have found lasting impacts in reduced grade retention and special education placement and increased high school graduation rates. 7 Since 2002 annual federal Head Start funding has not kept pace with inflation resulting in fewer children served across the country. 8 In December 2007, Head Start was reauthorized by the federal government with increased authorized funding levels and new rules designed to expand access, improve quality and strengthen collaboration among state early childhood programs. Eligibility for Head Start was adjusted to include children in families up to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines, with priority enrollment given to children in families living at or below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines. 9 Rhode Island supplements federal funding with state funds so that Head Start programs can serve more eligible children. 10 0400 0300 0200 0100 0 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Access to Head Start, Rhode Island, 2009 Estimated Eligible Children 4,558 Core Cities 1,516 1,642 Enrolled Children Remainder of State Source: Rhode Island Head Start program data compiled by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, 2009. Rhode Island ◆ In October 2009, Rhode Island Head Start programs served 2,455 children, 40% of the estimated 6,200 eligible children. In the core cities, 33% of eligible children were enrolled in Head Start compared with 57% in the remainder of the state. 11 ◆ In 2008 and 2009, state funding for Head Start was cut. 12,13 For the 2009-2010 school year there were 129 state-funded Head Start slots. 14 ◆ Beginning in 2010, federal stimulus funding to expand Head Start services in Rhode Island will create 18 new Head Start slots in Providence. 15 939 Head Start and Public Pre-K ◆ Across the U.S., a growing number of states are establishing publicly-funded, voluntary Pre-K for children ages three and four. Some states target enrollment to low-income and at-risk children while other states strive to provide universal access. 16 Federally-funded Head Start programs can partner with state-managed Pre-K to serve more children and/or to expand resources for improved quality and access. ◆ Rhode Island began a publicly funded Pre-K program in September 2009 with seven classrooms serving 126 children. One of the classrooms is operated by a Head Start program. Funding for the Pre-K program is a combination of state funds and federal Title I funds invested by local school districts. 17 6,200 2,455 122 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Education
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2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
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Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
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Family and Community From: On Freed
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Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
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Children in Single-Parent Families
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Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
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Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
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Table 5. Births by Education Level
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Rhode
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600 Median Family Income DEFINITION
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Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFI
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Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
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Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
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Children Receiving Child Support DE
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35 Children in Poverty DEFINITION C
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Children in Poverty Financial Asset
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2000 Children in Families Receiving
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Children in Families Receiving Cash
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Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
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Women and Children Participating in
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50 Children Participating in School
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Health Make Music with Your Life by
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Children’s Health Insurance Table
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010 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Vaccina
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Access to Dental Care Oral Health S
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Children’s Mental Health Referenc
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Children with Special Needs Medical
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Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
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Women with Delayed Prenatal Care Ta
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Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
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Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
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Page 74 and 75: Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
Page 76 and 77: Table 23. Asthma Hospitalizations f
Page 78 and 79: Housing and Health Key Principles o
Page 80 and 81: 20 15 Childhood Obesity 10 20% 15%
Page 82 and 83: Table 24. Births to Teens, Ages 15-
Page 84 and 85: Alcohol, Drug and Cigarette Use by
Page 87 and 88: 30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
Page 89 and 90: Youth Violence DEFINITION Youth vio
Page 91 and 92: Disconnected Youth DEFINITION Disco
Page 93 and 94: Juveniles Referred to Family Court
Page 95 and 96: Juveniles at the Training School DE
Page 97 and 98: Juveniles at the Training School Gi
Page 99 and 100: Children of Incarcerated Parents DE
Page 101 and 102: Children Witnessing Domestic Violen
Page 103 and 104: Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
Page 105 and 106: Child Abuse and Neglect Indicated A
Page 107 and 108: Children in Out-of-Home Placement D
Page 109 and 110: Permanency for Children in DCYF Car
Page 111: Child of the Sun by Lillian M. Fish
Page 114 and 115: Table 31. Rhode Island Public Schoo
Page 116 and 117: Table 32. Infants and Toddlers Enro
Page 118 and 119: Table 33. Children Ages Birth to Th
Page 120 and 121: Infant and Preschool Child Care Tab
Page 124 and 125: Children Enrolled in Head Start Tab
Page 126 and 127: Full-Day Kindergarten Table 37. Chi
Page 128 and 129: Children Receiving Child Care Subsi
Page 130 and 131: Federal Financing After-School Care
Page 132 and 133: English Language Learners Table 40.
Page 134 and 135: Table 41. Kindergarten Through 12th
Page 136 and 137: Table 42. Student Mobility and Stab
Page 138 and 139: Fourth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
Page 140 and 141: Eighth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Page 144 and 145: Schools Making Insufficient Progres
Page 146 and 147: Chronic Early Absence Table 47. Chr
Page 148 and 149: School Attendance Table 48. Student
Page 150 and 151: Table 49. Disciplinary Actions, Rho
Page 152 and 153: High School Graduation Rate Table 5
Page 154 and 155: College Preparation and Access Tabl
Page 156 and 157: Teens Not in School and Not Working
Page 158 and 159: Methodology The 2010 Rhode Island K
Page 160 and 161: Methodology & References Family Inc
Page 162 and 163: References 6 U.S. Census Bureau, Am
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Page 168 and 169: References 15 U.S. Department of He
Page 170 and 171: References RICHIST, 2009. 29 Safety
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References 16,21 Chang, H. N. & Agu
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Committees
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Acknowledgements The 2010 Rhode Isl
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Acknowledgements Michael Burk, RI D
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Notes 180 2010 Rhode Island KIDS CO
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