Lincoln, RI (September 27, 2007) – The Children’s Workshop is proud to announce that Kathie Sandberg was elected President of the Rhode Island Child Care Directors Association (RICCDA). She is also the representative for the group on the Legislative Commission advising the RI State Legislature on Child Care issues.

Kathie Sandberg has been with The Children’s Workshop since it’s 1996. She has held many roles in the organization including Director of our Lincoln center for several years and most currently is Director of Compliance. Sandberg is a resident of Lincoln and has an extensive background in early childhood education. In her role as President and Legislative Representative, she will represent the RI Child Care Directors on many groundbreaking initiatives including nursing requirements, the Dover amendment and many other issues that will further benefit the quality of child care offered within the state.

President and CEO, Kevin Fusco states: “Kathie’s vision for the legislative initiatives, her enthusiasm and her commitment to quality child care makes her the perfect choice for this role within the RI Child Care Directors Association.”

The Children’s Workshop prides itself in providing their families with high quality care and learning for infants, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten and school age children. The company owns and operates early learning centers and is committed to providing excellence in education for young children. The company opened its first early learning center in 1990 and has since grown to 17 centers throughout RI and MA.