Accreditation
All employees at Tender Hearts Child Care and Learning Center are carefully screened and meet all the requirements of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families and the Department of Education. All staff members have passed reference checks, finger printing, criminal records checks and state screening before they begin working at our facility. Once hired, they must be certified in CPR and First Aid and maintain 20 hours of Professional Development credits each year. Tender Hearts Child Care and Learning Center provides various training sessions for our staff in Child Abuse Prevention and Detection, Behavior Management, Food Safety and Handling, and Curriculum Development. Class size, age groups, teacher qualifications and ratios are in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the Rhode Island Department of Children,Youth & Families as well as the Rhode Island Department of Education.