• Early Head Start (Birth - Age 3)
• Early Intervention (Birth - Age 3)
• Early Learning Center (6 weeks - 5 years)
• Healthy Families America (Birth - Age 3)
• RI State Pre-Kindergarten (Age 4)
• WIC (Supplemental Nutrition, Prenatal - Age 5)

Meeting Street is where children of all ages and abilities receive individualized attention from highly trained, dedicated educators, therapists, and staff who work as a team, sharing strategies and identifying solutions to bring out the best in each and every child.

At Meeting Street we believe in the power of inclusion and foster it in all we do. Our goal is to create an environment, and ultimately a world, where individuals of all abilities learn, play, work, and live together.

Information on Meeting Street Early Intervention Program and The Grace School are listed separately in the directory.

Foster Early Learning Together ( FELT)

Drop off play groups

Drop in and play groups

Parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. Our Parents as Teachers™ program can assist you by providing

• Fun, educational activities for you and your child during personal visits
• Playgroups and family outings
• Parenting information, resources and support
• Developmental screening

Registration and proof of immunization are required for the Drop-Off Play Group. Proof of residency in Foster is required for all playgroups.

Children ages 3,4 and 5 living in the Exeter and West Greenwich School District.

• Children ages 3,4 and 5
• A free developmental screening by local school districts and overseen by the RI Department of Education.
• Children are screened for general development, vision, hearing, speech and language and social emotional skills.

Programs

• Early Childhood and School age link
• Youth Program link
• Adult Education link
• Senior Program link
• Health and Wellness link
• Food Pantry link
• Social Services link
• Immigration link

Bridge to Career link

Citizenship Consortium
Education
Adult Education
Early Childhood
Health & Wellness
Housing Advocacy
Prevention
Immigration
Senior Programs
Youth Programs
Food Pantry

Victims of Crimes (VOCA)
VITA Site - Free Income Tax Services

Progreso Latino, Inc. is a multi-service, non-profit, community based organization located in Central Falls. Progreso Latino’s mission is to help Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities to achieve greater self-sufficiency and socio-economic progress by providing transformational programs that support personal growth and social change.

all ages, multiple programs and locations

Child and Family Services link
including Healthy Families America and Incredible Year Parenting Classes

Children's Emergency Services link

See the above web links for additional information on the extensive programs offered by The Providence Center for children and families. 

School Counseling and Support Program in the Providence School System link

Adult Services link

Addiction Treatment link

 The Providence Center is at the forefront of innovative approaches to behavioral health care designed to meet the changing needs of the more than 18,000 Rhode Islanders it serves each year.

The mission is to help adults, adolescents and children affected by psychiatric illnesses, emotional problems and addictions by providing treatment and supportive services within a community setting.

The Providence Center is also one of Rhode Island's Community Mental Health Centers providing care to adults

The Providence Center School-information on separate entry
Anchor Learning Academy a substance recovery High School-information on separate entry.

Imagine Preschool is an inclusive preschool for children four to five years-old

The Providence Center believes in the value of early childhood education. Imagine Preschool was established to extend the benefits of quality education to all families.

Imagine Preschool is an inclusive preschool for children three to five years-old. Imagine is a 5-star BrightStars program and has twice been selected as one of eight classrooms in the Rhode Island Pre-Kindergarten program.

Gymnastics link

Adaptive Gymnastic Cosmic Kids class link

Early Learning Center and Education link

• Pre-School
• Pre-K
• After school programs

Camps link

Special Events link

 The state of the art facility hosts programs for gymnastics, an early learning center, dance, pro shop, café, and birthday party rooms.

0-21+
Criteria varies depending on program.

Perspectives Corporation offers specialty consultation for Rhode Island Early Intervention Providers who are working with infants and toddlers with an identified hearing loss. Early Intervention


Home-Based Therapeutic Services (HBTS) This intensive, in-home, therapeutic model is designed for children and families who would benefit from working with a team of behavioral health professionals for several hours each week on treatment goals and objectives. This service also offers formalized American Sign Language Classes at a reduced cost to parents in this program. HBTS

Personal Assistance Support Services (PASS)
This program promotes skill development both in the home and community environments where the focus is to improve the child's ability to complete daily living skills, make safety and self-preserving decisions, and to participate in social roles and social settings. This service is designed to be less intensive than HBTS.
PASS

Transitional School Services (TSS)
The Transitional School Services program is committed to the fundamental values of dignity and respect for all students making the important transition from school based services to adulthood. Transition

Supported Employment Services

Perspectives Corporation proudly supports community-based, integrated employment as a first priority and preferred outcome for people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities in Rhode Island. We offer a variety of professional services to help individuals with developmental, intellectual and other disabilities prepare for, obtain and maintain integrated, community-based employment. Supported Employment Services

Perspectives Corporation provides an array of therapeutic services accessible to individuals who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in Rhode Island. Our specialized team consists of licensed clinical social workers, mental health counselors and behavior specialists who are highly knowledgeable in the fields of mental health and deafness.

Additional listings for Perspectives Corporation include Child and Family Programs and Adult Services Programs.

Video Phone: (401) 372-2012 

Northern Rhode Island Collaborative’s Auditory Oral Foundations was developed to capitalize on improving and expanding technologies for the hearing impaired – in particular the very young. Our students, using technologies such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, learn techniques to better communicate. 

For additional information on NRIC's Auditory Oral Foundations, please contact the Program Coordinator, Sarah Rosendale at:

401-952-8025

The Auditory Oral Foundations program is part of the Northern Rhode Island Collaborative (NRIC). Our commitment is to prepare children for an education in their community schools by providing them with the tools they will need for successful inclusion and achievement.

Auditory Oral Foundations, (at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School)

160 Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825

401-793-0823

There is an additional directory listing for NRIC Foundation programs.

Foundations Academy, (at William Winsor Elementary School)

562 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828

401-769-6445

6 weeks to 5 years

Kent County residents, referrals outside of Kent County on a case by case basis.

Center Based Child Care

Early Head Start

Head Start

State Pre-K at West Warwick and Warwick locations

Kids Connect Agency

CHILD, Inc. is a private non-profit agency providing comprehensive child development and family support services to low and moderate income families residing in Kent County, Rhode Island.

CHILD, Inc. owns and operates four child development facilities. All CHILD, Inc. facilities are licensed for child care by the Rhode Island Department of Education. All facilities are also approved and funded by the Federal Administration for Children and Families. We maintain accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and participate in Rhode Island’s independent child care rating system BrightStars.

Multiple locations:

23 Cady Street, Coventry, RI 02816

849 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886

28 Payan Street, West Warwick, RI 02893

Montessori Inclusion Program ages 3-6

• speech-language pathology
• occupational therapy
• autism supports
• augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Welcome to Orchid Montessori School, a unique new Montessori Inclusion program for ages 3-6 in East Providence, RI! Our goal is to empower all children, regardless of neurotype, to learn, thrive, and explore their passions. 

Our unique program is a lab program designed in partnership with Access Speech and Allied Therapies and Autism Included. We are working to develop a neurodiversity-positive model of classroom inclusion that can be replicated in other early childhood classrooms.

Currently offering drop-in classes!

Stephanie Izzi, PhD, CCC-SLP (DOH License SP01389)

Sarah Hamel, MS, CCC-SLP (DOH License SP01246)

Emily Gray, MS, OTR/L (DOH License OT01433)

Patricia Maguire, MEd, (RIDE 27839)

Kathleen Rodrigues, MEd, Montessori Teacher Leader