Publications
BUDGETARY AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
BUDGET ANALYSIS
FACTBOOK
2025 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook
2024 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook
2023 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook
2022 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook
2021 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2020 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2019 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2018 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2017 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2016 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2015 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2014 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2013 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2012 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2011 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2009 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2008 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2007 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2006 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2005 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2004 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2003 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2002 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2001 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
2000 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
1999 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
1998 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP
2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
2024 Legislative Wrap-Up
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
2022 Legislative Wrap-Up
2021 Legislative Wrap-Up
2020 Legislative Wrap-Up
2019 Legislative Wrap-Up
2018 Legislative Wrap-Up
2017 Legislative Wrap-Up
2016 Legislative Wrap-Up
2015 Legislative Wrap-Up
2014 Legislative Wrap-Up
2013 Legislative Wrap-Up
2012 Legislative Wrap-Up
2011 Legislative Wrap-Up
2010 Legislative Wrap-Up
2009 Legislative Wrap-Up
2008 Legislative Wrap-Up
2007 Legislative Wrap-Up
2006 Legislative Wrap-Up
2005 Legislative Wrap-Up
2004 Legislative Wrap-Up
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (2017 – 2025)
2025
- Family Home Visiting in RI: Financing, Staffing, and Access, December 2025
- Increase the Child Support Pass-Through, June 2025
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Rhode Island Works, May 2025
2024
- Supporting the Mental Health of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Youth in Rhode Island, October 2024
- Keeping Kids Covered: Medicaid Renewals in Rhode Island, September 2024
- Opportunity Youth in Rhode Island: Recommendations and Resources for Reconnection, January 2024
2023
- School-Based Mental Health Services: Perspectives from Newport Youth, Parents, and the Community, November 2023
- (Presentation): Newport Data in Your Backyard, October 2023
- Centering Youth Voice in Juvenile Justice Reform: A Brief Summary Report of Youth Experiences, June 2023
- Root Causes of Overweight and Obesity: Community-Driven Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in RI, June 2023
- Action Steps for Parents and Community Advocates, June 2023
- Multilingual Learners in Rhode Island, February 2023
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal, Infant, and Young Children’s Health in Rhode Island, January 2023
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in K-16 Education in Rhode Island, January 2023
- 2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
2022
- Children’s Mental Health in Rhode Island, October 2022
- Child Neglect and Abuse in Rhode Island: Prevention and Support for Children and Families, March 2022
- Equity Analysis: Rhode Island School Districts, Fall 2022 also in Spanish
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, August 2022
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Trends in Rhode Island, August 2022
2021
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children’s Economic Well-Being in Rhode Island, December 2021
- Housing Instability and Homelessness Among Rhode Island Children, November 2021
- Early Intervention in Rhode Island, 2021
- ESSER Community Fact Sheets, Fall 2021
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, June 2021
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Trends in Rhode Island, June 2021
2020
- Child Hunger in Rhode Island, December 2020
- Achieving Race Equity in the Child Welfare System, July 2020
- Rhode Island’s Voluntary Extension of Care Program, July 2020
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island, June 2020
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, May 2020
- Funding Safe, Healthy, Quality Child Care, 2020
- Access to High-Quality, Publicly-Funded Preschool, 2020
- Building and Sustaining a High-Quality Family Child Care System in Rhode Island, 2020
- Construyendo y Manteniendo un Sistema de Cuidado Infantil Familiar de Alta Calidad en Rhode Island, 2020
- Aprendizaje Temprano Hoja Informativa, 2020
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: E-Cigarettes and Vaping, 2020
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: Factors Influencing Youth Use, 2020
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: State and School Tobacco Policies, 2020
- Policies and Practices Supporting Student-Centered Learning in Rhode Island: School Climate, 2020
2019
- Census 2020: Spotlight on the Undercount of Children in Immigrant Families October 2019
- The Every Student Succeeds Act and its Impact on Youth in Foster Care, June 2019
- Access to School Breakfast: A Key Strategy for Improving Children’s Health, Education, and Well-Being, May 2019
- Census 2020: Spotlight on the Undercount of Young Children, April 2019
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity: New Data for Rhode Island, March 2019
- Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System in Rhode Island, February 2019
- Equitable Access to College and Career Readiness Opportunities, 2019
- Advisory Systems and Individual Learning Plans, 2019
- Focus on Early Childhood Educator Compensation, 2019
- Focus on Program Quality, 2019
- Focus on Program Licensing, 2019
- Focus on Pre-K for Four-Year-Olds, 2019
2018
- Working Parents, Child Care, and Paid Family Leave in Rhode Island, June 2018
- Maternal Depression in Rhode Island: Two Generations at Risk, January 2018
- Focus on Reducing Chronic Early Absence, 2018
- Focus on BrightStars, 2018
- Focus on Integrated Early Care and Education Data, 2018
- Focus on Head Start & State Pre-K, 2018
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: E-Cigarettes and Vaping, 2018
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: Factors Influencing Youth Use, 2018
- Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: State and School Tobacco Policies, 2018
2017
- Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement, December 2017
- Adolescents in the Child Welfare System in Rhode Island, October 2017
- Preventing Youth Tobacco Use in Rhode Island, October 2017
- Children of Incarcerated Parents in Rhode Island, June 2017
- Focus on Restoring Foster Care to Age 21, May 2017 update
- Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, March 2017
- Engaging Students in Their Own Learning: Rhode Island Youth Perspectives (Rhode Island KIDS COUNT in partnership with Young Voices), October 2017
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (2007 – 2016)
2016
- Preventing Bullying in Rhode Island Schools, December 2016
- Focus on Congregate Care, December 2016
- Focus on Kinship Care, December 2016 update
- Investing in the Future: Financing Early Education & Care in Rhode Island, September 2016
2015
- Young Children in the Child Welfare System, December 2015
- Next Steps for Infants, Toddlers, and their Families in Rhode Island, June 2015
- Infants, Toddlers, and their Families in Rhode Island, June 2015
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island, January 2015
- Setting a Minimum Age for Youth Incarceration in Rhode Island, 2015
- Focus on Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting, 2015
- Focus on Kindergarten, 2015
- Focus on Summer Learning, 2015
2014
- Child and Adolescent Obesity in Rhode Island, November 2014
- RIte Care Results, November 2014
- Focus on Young Children in the Child Welfare System, October 2014
- Focus on Adoption, September 2014
- Juvenile Justice in Rhode Island, June 2014
- Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, May 2014
- Focus on Restoring Foster Care to Age 21, May 2014
- Reducing Chronic Early Absence, 2014
- Focus on the State Pre-K Program, 2014
- Focus on The Child Care Assistance Program, 2014
- TRI–Lab Policy Brief: Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development in Young Dual/English Language Learners
- TRI-Lab Policy Brief: Supporting the Development of Executive Functions in Young Children
2013
- Focus on New Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth, December 2013
- Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, November 2013
- RIte Care Results, November 2013
- Young Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities, November 2013
- Improving College Access and Completion in Rhode Island, June 2013
- Improving Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs in Rhode Island, April 2013
- Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, April 2013
2012
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island, Updated November 2012
- RIte Care Results, November 2012
- Focus on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Rhode Island, October 2012
- Rhode Island Children in Immigrant Families, Updated August 2012
- Disparities in Children’s Health, February 2012
2011
- Safety, Permanency and Well-Being for Children in the Care of DCYF, November 2011
- RIte Care Results, November 2011
- Access to Oral Health Care for Children in Rhode Island, September 2011
- Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, Updated August 2011
- Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, Updated June 2011
2010
- Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, December 2010
- Rhode Island Children Living in Immigrant Families, Updated May 2010
- Children’s Behavioral Health: Psychiatric Hospitalizations and the Continuum of Care, January 2010
2009
- Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, Updated October 2009
- Access to Early Learning Programs in Rhode Island, October 2009
- Juvenile Justice in Rhode Island, July 2009
- Effective Public Education Policies: Lessons from Massachusetts and New Jersey, July 2009
2008
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island: A Statistical Profile, September 2008
- Rhode Island Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, August 2008
- Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island – 2008 Supplement with New High School Graduation Rates, June 2008
- Achieving Permanency for Children and Youth in Foster Care, May 2008
- Health Insurance for Children and Families in Rhode Island, May 2008
- Rhode Island Children in Immigrant Families, January 2008
2007
- Quality Child Care and Early Learning in Rhode Island, December 2007
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island, September 2007
- Preterm Births in Rhode Island, June 2007
- Rhode Island School Readiness Indicators, 2007
- Benchmarks for Progress, 2007
OTHER PUBLICATIONS (1996 – 2006)
2006
- Teen Pregnancy and Parenting in Rhode Island, December 2006
- Child Care Snapshot 4: Understanding the Duration of Child Care Subsidy Use in Rhode Island, November 2006
- Improving Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, November 2006
- Preventing Childhood Obesity in Rhode Island, May 2006
- Building Better Lives for Youth Leaving Foster Care, May 2006
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island: A Statistical Profile, January 2006
2005
- Food Stamps: A Comprehensive Food Assistance Program, November 2005
- Child Care Snapshot 3: The 2004 Market Rate Survey: Assessing the Price of Child Care in Rhode Island, October 2005
- Successful Start: RI’s Early Childhood Systems Plan, November 2005
- Parenting and Family Support, July 2005
- Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers in Rhode Island, May 2005
- Child Care Snapshot 2: Child Care Choices of Low-Income Families in Rhode Island, April 2005
- Getting Ready, February 2005
2004
- Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being for Children in State Care, December 2004
- Caring for Rhode Island’s Infants and Toddlers, November 2004
- Access to Dental Care For Children in Rhode Island, October 2004
- Child Care Snapshot 1: Impact of Policy Changes on the Use of Child Care Subsidies and Employment, September 2004
- Rhode Island School Readiness Indicators, 2004
2003
- Children with Autism in Rhode Island, December 2003
- Improving Outcomes for Children with Special Needs, November 2003
- Health Insurance for Children and Families, March 2003
- Childhood Lead Poisoning, February 2003
2002
- Children’s Mental Health Services in Rhode Island, October 2002
- Child Poverty in Rhode Island, September 2002
- Safe and Affordable Housing for Rhode Island’s Children, June 2001 (updated June 2002)
- School-Based Health Centers In Rhode Island, May 2001 (updated May 2002)
- Access to Dental Care for Children in Rhode Island, January 2001 (updated May 2002)
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Infants: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities, April 2002
2001
2000
- Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, October 2000
1998
- Issues Affecting the Well-Being of Rhode Island’s Youngest Children, December 1998
- Cost-Benefit of Early Childhood Programs, December 1998
- School-Linked Services: Child Opportunity Zone Family Centers, 1998
1997
- Child Care in Rhode Island: Caring for Infants and Pre-school Children, October 1997
- Childhood Lead Poisoning, February 1997
1996
- Food For Thought: Childhood Nutrition, August 1996
- Welfare Reform: How Will We Know If It’s Good For Children, April 1996


