Rhode Island Academics

Child Care

Rhode Island assists parents with a list of all licensed day care options through the Department of Children, Youth & Families. You can search the online directory by city or type of facility. [More]

Private Education

Independent and parochial schools are available throughout Rhode Island. Parents who want to explore private school options can begin with the directory of available schools offered on the state department of education website.

Registration

A child must be at least five years old on or before December 31 of the enrollment year
to be eligible for kindergarten, completion of which is required for entrance into first grade. [More]

Charter Schools

Operating independently from many of the state and local district regulations and rules, charter schools are tuition-free, public schools that are organized and operated under a charter with the Department of Education. [More]

Assessment & Testing

The Rhode Island assessment program requires state testing of all public school students in designated grades in English language arts, mathematics, and health. [More]

Adult & Technical Education

Rhode Island provides many opportunities for students of all ages to continue their education, learn valuable new skills, train for specific career paths, or secure a GED certificate. [More]

Child Care
Options for Working Parents 401-272-7510 View Website	Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families 401-528-3502 View Website
Community College System
CCRI DownCity Campus 80 Washington Street Providence 401-277-5197 View Website	CCRI Flanagan Campus 1762 Louisquisset Pike Lincoln 401-333-7000 View Website
CCRI Liston Campus One Hilton Street Providence 401-455-6000 View Website	CCRI Newport County Campus One John H. Chaffe Boulevard Newport 401-851-1600 View Website
CCRI Quonset Training & Technology Center 129 Airport Street North Kingston 401-294-5427 View Website	CCRI Satellite Campus Babcock Middle School Westerly 401-596-0104 View Website
Private Colleges & Universities
Brown University College & Prospect Streets Providence 401-863-1000 View Website	Brown University Medical School College & Prospect Streets Providence 401-863-3300 View Website
Bryant College 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield 401-232-6000 View Website	Johnson & Wales University DownCity Campus Hraborside Campus Providence 800-DIAL-JWU View Website
Naval War College 686 Cushing Road Newport 401-841-3089 View Website	New England Institute of Technology 2500 Post Road Warwick 401-467-7744 View Website
Providence College 549 River Avenue Providence 401-865-2535 View Website	Rhode Island School of Design Two College Street Providence 401-454-6300 View Website
Roger Williams University One Old Ferry Road Bristol 401-253-1040 View Website	Salve Regina University 100 Ochre Point Avenue Newport 401-847-6650 View Website
Zion Bible College 27 Middle Highway Barrington 401-246-0900 View Website
Private Education
Rhode Island Department of Education Providence 401-222-4600 View Website	Roman Catholic School Office Diocese of Providence Providence 401-278-4550 View Website
Public School Districts
Barrington Schools 283 County Road Barrington 401-245-5000 View Website	Bristol-Warren Schools 151 State Street Bristol 401-253-4000 View Website
Burrillville Schools 265 Sayles Avenue Pascoag 401-568-1301 View Website	Central Falls Schools 21 Hedley Avenue Central Falls 401-727-7700 View Website
Chariho Schools 455A Switch Road Wood River Jct 401-364-7575 View Website	Coventry Schools 222 MacArthur Boulevard Coventry 401-822-9400 View Website
Cranston Schools 845 Park Avenue Cranston 401-785-8170 View Website	Cumberland Schools 2602 Mendon Road Cumberland 401-658-1600 View Website
East Greenwich Schools 111 Pierce Street East Greenwich 401-885-3300 View Website	East Providence Public Schools 80 Burnside Avenue East Providence 401-433-6222 View Website
Exeter-West Greenwich Public Schools 859 Nooseneck Hill Road West Greenwich 401-397-5125 View Website	Foster-Glocester Regional Schools 1145 Putnam Pike Chepachet 401-568-4175 View Website
Jamestown Public Schools 76 Melrose Avenue Jamestown 401-423-7010 View Website	Johnston Public Schools 10 Memorial Avenue Johnston 401-233-1900 View Website
Lincoln Public Schools 1624 Lonsdale Avenue Lincoln 401-726-2150 View Website	Little Compton Public Schools Little Compton 401-635-2351 View Website
Middletown Public Schools 26 Oliphant Lane Middletown 401-849-2122 View Website	Narragansett Public Schools 25 Fifth Avenue Narragansett 401-792-9450 View Website
New Shoreham Public Schools Block Island 401-466-7732 View Website	Newport Public Schools 437 Broadway Newport 401-847-2100 View Website
North Kingstown Public Schools 100 Fairway North Kingstown 401-268-6403 View Website	North Providence Public Schools 9 George Street North Providence 401-233-1100
North Smithfield Public Schools 450 Greenville Road North Smithfield 401-769-5492 View Website	Pawtucket Public Schools Park Place Pawtucket 401-729-6315 View Website
Portsmouth Public Schools 29 Middle Road Portsmouth 401-683-1039 View Website	Providence Public Schools 797 Westminster Street Providence 401-456-9211 View Website
Scituate Public Schools 197 Danielson Pike North Scituate 401-647-4100 View Website	Smithfield Public Schools 49 Farnum Pike Esmond 401-231-6606 View Website
South Kingstown Public School District 307 Curtis Corner Road Wakefield 401-360-1300 View Website	Tiverton Public Schools 100 North Brayton Road Tiverton 401-624-8475 View Website
Warwick Public Schools 34 Warwick Neck Avenue Warwick 401-734-3000 View Website	West Warwick Public School District 10 Harris Avenue West Warwick 401-821-1180 View Website
Westerly Public Schools 44 Park Avenue Westerly 401-348-2700 View Website	Woonsocket Public Schools 108 High Street Woonsocket 401-767-4600 View Website
Quick Links
Active Parenting Publishers View Website	American Homeschool Association View Website
Assistance Authority View Website	College Board ACT View Website
College Board SAT View Website	Kid's Domain View Website
National Parenting Center View Website	Rhode Island Foundation View Website
Rhode Island Office of Higher Education View Website	Yahooligans Web Guide View Website
State University System
Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence 401-456-8000 View Website	University of Rhode Island (URI) Kingston Campus Route 183 West Kingston 401-874-1000 View Website
URI Feinstein Providence Campus & Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education 8 Washington Street Providence 401-277-5000 View Website	URI Narragansett Bay Campus & Graduate School of Oceanography South Ferry Road Narragansett 401-874-6222 View Website
URI W. Alton Jones Campus & Environmental Education Center 401 Victory Highway West Greenwich 401-397-3302 View Website