First Step At Kingston (2025-26 Profile)

25 W Independence Way
Kingston, RI 02881

First Step At Kingston is committed to providing a stimulating atmosphere, offering both the physical facility and a faculty of highest standards.

Our teaching staff forms the core of a quality program.

We recognize this, concentrating efforts by all to support and learn from one another.

We strongly support the needs of parents, welcoming them to be a part of their child's day at First Step.

Our objective is to minimize the bridge between home and child care.

Our vision has been to establish a program for children and their families that would truly be a community of people, working together, to provide a loving and unique environment for the care and education of young children.

Quick Facts (2025-26)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Nursery/Preschool
Enrollment: 47 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool

Student Body

Total Students

47 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

25%

State avg.: 28%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

47:1

National avg.: 13:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

First Step At Kingston is committed to providing a stimulating atmosphere, offering both the physical facility and a faculty of highest standards. Our teaching staff forms the core of a quality program. We recognize this, concentrating efforts by all to support and learn from one another. We strongly support the needs of parents, welcoming them to be a part of their child's day at First Step. Our objective is to minimize the bridge between home and child care. Our vision has been to establish a program for children and their families that would truly be a community of people, working together, to provide a loving and unique environment for the care and education of young children.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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