Kids Connect
KIDS CONNECT is a program that provides specialized services at licensed childcare centers that can help children with special needs participate, play and learn, along with their typically-developing peers. Licensed childcare centers and after-school care programs contract with the State to provide this service.
Eligibility
A child must meet the following requirements to be eligible for Kids Connect. He or she must be–
- eligible for Medical Assistance
- 6 weeks to 16 years old
- a Rhode Island resident
- live at home, and
- have a chronic condition- cognitive, physical, developmental and/or psychiatric- that is moderate to severe
Cost
There is no cost to families. Children must be eligible for Medicaid.
How to Apply
Please contact a CEDARR Family Center. CEDARR Family Centers serve children and families throughout the state.
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