RISES is the licensing application route. DHS separates all-provider forms, home-only resources, and CCAP documents; its parent-provider CCAP agreement was revised in July 2026.
Agency: Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Child Care Paperwork source review: September 14, 2026
Use your print window to print on paper or save as a PDF. The organizer is a planning aid for your files.
Check the form and your provider type.
An official agency form is issued or listed by the agency; that label alone does not establish mandatory use. A required state form is identified as mandatory in the cited instructions. A required record identifies information you must maintain; its format may be flexible. An optional template is a suggested format. Official instructions / portal links explain the application or record process.
Read “Applies to” and “Format and applicability” for each item. Home, group-home, center, local licensing, food-program, and subsidy requirements can differ.
Application & renewal
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Official instructions / portal
RISES licensing application process
Complete orientation, create workforce profile, and submit licensing application.
Applies to
Prospective family child care and center providers
Who completes it
Applicant/provider
Where it goes
RISES with DHS licensing team.
When to use or update
Initial licensing; optional CCAP application can accompany licensing or be added later.
Format and applicability: Public instructions; no login-only application screens reviewed.
Selected official forms and public instructions were reviewed on September 14, 2026. This is a practical starting list, not a complete certification of every record, retention period, local rule, or individual application.
Other home-only resources, including landlord permission and outdoor play plans, remain available in the official directory but were not individually reviewed.
Directory publication does not make every optional consent or template mandatory.
RISES renewal account screens were not inspected.
Use the agency’s current original and revision instructions. Keep confidential child and staff records in your own secure record system.
Use this sheet to check which items apply to your program. A listed item or a checked box does not establish that your program meets licensing requirements.
Program / provider type:
Licensing office / reviewer:
Date checked / rule or packet edition:
Form or instruction
Applies? Yes / No / Ask
Received / completed
Location / next review
1. RISES licensing application process
2. Licensed Child Care Enrollment/Emergency Contact Form
3. Emergency Preparedness Plan Template
4. Child Care Program Personnel Sheet
5. CCAP Parent-Provider Agreement
6. CCAP Provider Portal Quick Reference Guide and payment resources
Other local or agency document
Food-program / subsidy documents
Questions and next steps
Ask about required format, signatures, submission, update triggers, and retention. Record the agency’s answer and the person or written source that confirmed it.
Companion to the Rhode Island source review dated September 14, 2026. Provider Path educational planning sheet.
Use your existing tools alongside these sources.
Keep official licensing records with your program’s business records. Provider Path’s editable agreement, handbook, and daily forms can help organize your work; check the state instructions before choosing a format.
