About Us

A five star early childhood center in Providence, and a division of Jammat Housing and Community Development Corporation.

Small classrooms, teachers who stay

We offer infant, toddler, preschool and pre-kindergarten classrooms in a bright facility built for early education. Every classroom is small, and every classroom has a credentialed teacher who keeps learning: our staff continue their education so their practice stays current.

Beautiful Beginnings is committed to high quality early care and education for each child in our care.

A five star BrightStars rating

BrightStars is Rhode Island’s quality rating system for early learning programs. We hold a five star rating, its highest level.

The rating looks at health and safety, curriculum and learning environments, child development and assessment, staff qualifications and professional development, family communication, and program leadership. For families it means the day your child spends here is a considered one.

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LICENSED, APPROVED AND PARTNERED

Who we answer to

Beautiful Beginnings is licensed, approved or rated by each of these, and every one of them is a standard we are held to.

Licensed by DCYF

The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families licenses our center.

Approved by RIDE

The Rhode Island Department of Education approves our early learning program.

Five star BrightStars

The highest rating in Rhode Island’s quality rating and improvement system.

Head Start partner

We partner with Children’s Friend to offer Head Start and Early Head Start on site, meeting their standards in those classrooms.

CACFP meals

Nutritious meals and snacks that meet USDA guidelines, through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

State Pre-K classrooms

Four Rhode Island State Pre-K classrooms, free to families selected in the state lottery.

It is exciting to work with children in their early years, because the foundation they build here supports them to be curious, confident and excited learners as they go on in life.
Khadija Lewis Khan
Executive Director since 1999

Our CACFP statement of participation

Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center participates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federally funded program that supports healthy meals and snacks for children in care.

Through CACFP every child in our program receives nutritious, age appropriate meals that meet USDA guidelines. Our menus are planned to support healthy growth and to include the tastes and dietary needs of our families. The full USDA non-discrimination statement is on our disclosures page.