Daily Briefing: Home daycare providers say RI underpays them for grueling work

The number of home-based child care providers who get reimbursed by the state to care for low-income kids is dwindling — and providers blame low pay. [providencejournal.com]( [Daily Briefing]( YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUND-UP Tuesday, May 31 [click here]( [Exclusive e-Edition: Read today's newspaper online, and access hundreds of newspapers across the USA TODAY Network.]( [click here]( [Emma Villa quiets the babies in her home daycare before returing to her other charges. For nearly 20 years, Villa has operated Emma's Home Daycare out of a two-family home in Providence's Valley neighborhood.]( FOR SUBSCRIBERS [Home daycare providers say RI underpays them for grueling work]( The number of home-based child care providers who get reimbursed by the state to care for low-income kids is dwindling — and providers blame low pay. [Girl wins $1M to engage Rhode Island's people of color]( [Mariam Kaba, a Woonsocket sophomore, recently secu]( FOR SUBSCRIBERS [For a month and a half, one RI family did not know their father died]( [William Swanton with daughters Cate, left, and Meg]( FOR SUBSCRIBERS [RI high court ends indefinite probation for failing to pay restitution]( [Courts]( FOR SUBSCRIBERS [Wild run gets Cumberland past East Providence in D-I preliminary round]( [Cumberland's Olivia Sturtevant comes home with the]( [Support your local restaurants and businesses: Buy a gift card and help your community through these challenging times.]( [click here]( RECENT ARTICLES [Live from Patriots OTAs: Here's what you need to know about practice]( [Dear Abby: Teenager feels left out as Mom travels with Dad]( [URI secures two more commitments]( FOR SUBSCRIBERS [Here's what you need to know for the 2022 RIIL baseball playoffs]( [House Speaker Pelosi talks politics and unity at Brown commencement]( Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback]( © 2022 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902