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2015 -- H 6232 Enacted 05/21/2015

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY 21ST OF 2015, TO BE "CHILD CARE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND DEDICATING THIS DAY IN THE MEMORY OF KATHIE SANDBERG

Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Slater, Messier, Ruggiero, and Costa

Date Introduced: May 21, 2015

WHEREAS, On May 21st of 2015, a panoply of citizens representing myriad

organizations and institutions from across our state will gather to celebrate the fourth annual

Child Care Awareness Day which this year is being dedicated in the memory of child care

advocate Kathie Sandberg; and

WHEREAS, This event is being held to highlight the work of various organizations and

programs in the state that work every day to improve the lives of children, youth, and families by

providing high quality care and education; 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 that Rhode Island's 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 and

Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the 21st of May, 2015, to be the fourth annual "Child

Care Awareness Day" and dedicating this day in the memory of Kathie Sandberg. We urge all the

citizens of the state to join with us in recognizing the tremendous skills, dedication, diligence, and

value of the laudable child care providers who protect and nourish our children and equip them

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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