2/23/2021
Jennifer and Dennis DeLoach with their daughter, Zoë Rose.
PAWTUCKET – Demand for child care is through the roof, say Jennifer and Dennis DeLoach, owners of Joyful Hearts Childcare Center in Pawtucket, but space constraints at their current location, in rented space from First Baptist Church at 91 Cottage St., is preventing them from meeting the need.
The owners are among those advocating for passage of Question 5 when the state votes on bond questions March 2.
Approval of Question 5 would allow the state to create the Early Childhood Facilities Fund, administered under supervision of the R.I. Department of Human Services, to improve the quality of early childhood facilities. Funding would be distributed through small grants for urgent health and safety needs and provide for quality improvement and reconfiguration of space, as well as a larger pool to address the creation or rehabilitation of vacant or blighted properties for new high-quality spaces.
Daily News staff
Are you ready for another election?
Voters across Rhode Island will once again be returning to the polls on March 2 to cast their ballots in a special election to determine the fate of seven state bond questions.
Here s what you need to know ahead of the vote.
KEY DATES
Feb. 9 Deadline to Submit Mail Ballot Applications
Feb. 10 Early In-Person Voting Begins
March 1 Early In-Person Voting Period Ends
March 2 Special Refernda Election; Polls Open
BALLOT QUESTIONS
1) Higher Education Facilities: $107.3 million
These bonds would provide funds to the State of Rhode Island to pay for higher education-related construction projects at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and Community College of Rhode Island. None of the funds would directly impact facilities in Newport County.