| R 276 |
| 2024 -- H 8256 Enacted 05/09/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING AND CELEBRATING MAY 10, 2024, AS "CHILD CARE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Slater, J. Brien, Messier, Caldwell, Vella-Wilkinson, and Edwards |
| Date Introduced: May 09, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, On May 10, 2024, a panoply of citizens representing myriad organizations |
| and institutions from across our State will celebrate the 12th annual Child Care Awareness Day; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, This event is held to discuss the challenges and advocate for resources to |
| meet the needs of Rhode Island's children and their families and to highlight the work of various |
| organizations and programs in our State that work every day to improve the lives of children, |
| youth, and families by providing high-quality care and education; and |
| WHEREAS, The world's health care crisis brought to the forefront our State's urgent and |
| critical need and reliance upon safe and continuous child care; and |
| WHEREAS, Research on the human brain reveals that an overwhelming amount of a |
| person's lifetime brain development occurs during early childhood, before the age of three; and |
| WHEREAS, To be prepared for success, our children must receive high-quality child |
| care from caregivers who have the appropriate skills, education, and training; and |
| WHEREAS, A child care teacher's day is spent interacting with children and caring for |
| their needs, because it is through play, interaction, and socializing that children learn the |
| fundamentals about others, as well as the world around them; and |
| WHEREAS, High quality child care is sensitive, responsive, personal, and |
| developmentally appropriate. It provides the proper nurturing that children need at one of the |
| most critical and vulnerable times in their lives; and |
| WHEREAS, It is of immense importance to our State's economy and to Rhode Island's |
| families that their children receive the highest quality care and are challenged at an early age, so |
| that they may develop the necessary abilities to thrive in adulthood and someday lead our State |
| into an even brighter future; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| proclaims and celebrates May 10, 2024, as "Child Care Awareness Day." We furthermore urge |
| the citizens of Rhode Island to recognize the tremendous skills, dedication, diligence, and value |
| of the laudable child care providers who protect and equip our children for future success; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the President of the Child Care Directors |
| Association, the Director of Prevent Child Abuse RI, and the Chair of the Permanent Legislative |
| Commission on Child Care. |
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