Roger Williams Day Care Center, 64 Applegate Lane, Providence, RI (2026)

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06/13/2026

🎓✨ What an incredible day celebrating our RWDCC Pre-K Graduates! ✨🎓

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU to everyone who joined us and helped make our 2026 Pre-K Graduation such a special and memorable event. 💙💚

First and foremost, thank you to our amazing staff for always pulling together as a team. Your dedication, flexibility, and commitment to our children never go unnoticed. ❤️

To our graduates, we are so proud of you! 🌟 Despite the nearly 90-degree weather ☀️ and sitting through all of those adult speeches at such a tender age, you remained resilient, patient, and absolutely amazing. We celebrate each and every one of you! 🎉🎓

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💙 A heartfelt thank you to our parents and families for trusting and believing in us to teach, nurture, and care for your children each and every day. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of their early learning journey and for partnering with us as we help lay the foundation for their future success. Your support, trust, and encouragement mean more than words can express, and we are honored to be a part of your children’s lives. ❤️

A special thank you to Mayor Brett Smiley for always investing in our youth and supporting early childhood education programs. Your sense of community and commitment to Providence families is unwavering. ❤️

Thank you to Councilman Pedro Espinal for being a part of our special day and celebrating alongside our children and families.

Thank you to our Board President, Anthony Sanders, Sr., for serving as our Co-Master of Ceremonies. 🎤 We truly couldn’t have done it without you!

Thank you to our past and present board members who came through to support and spread love to our children:

💙 Ms. Wendy Johnson
💙 Ms. Barbara Krank
💙 Mr. Joe Buchanan

🤝 Thank you to Lt. Tejada and Lt. O’Hara of the Providence Police Department and Mr. Mike Stephens for your continued partnership and support. Thank you for allowing Providence Police Department officers to come and pour into our children throughout the year. Our children absolutely loved receiving their PPD teddy bears, and the relationships you continue to build with our students and families are truly appreciated. 💙🧸👮🏽‍♂️

🐴💙 Thank you to the Providence Police Mounted Command for your support and for helping make our special day even more memorable. We truly appreciate all that you do for our community!

💚 Thank you to the ladies of GPRI, Links, Inc. You have shown up for our Pre-K children time and time again. Your dedication to our children, our families, and this community is unmatched. We are grateful for your continued support, encouragement, and commitment to helping our children succeed. 🌟

Thank you to all of our community supporters who show up year after year to celebrate our children. Your love and encouragement mean the world to us. 🤗

📸💙 A special thank you to our photographer, Mr. Archie Johnson, for jumping in for us at a moment’s notice to capture beautiful memories of our celebration. Your willingness to step up and help ensure these special moments were preserved for our children, families, and staff is greatly appreciated. Thank you for the beautiful photographs and for helping make our day even more memorable!

🎶 Thank you to Mr. Oscar Montufar for being our DJ year after year. We appreciate your continued support and the energy you bring to every celebration!

🔥 Thank you to Mr. Tony Wills for chefing it up as our Grill Master during our celebration cookout. The food was amazing!

🌟 Thank you to Ms. Lisa Fisher, Ms. Deartra Soares, and Ms. Milou Rodrigues for all of your help and support.

💻 Thank you to Ms. Angela for always making sure all systems are running smoothly behind the scenes.

🎒 Thank you to Ms. Petrina for your help and generous donation of backpacks for our children.

🎓💙 A special thank you to Mr. Anthony Sanders, Jr., Class of 2011, for presenting the Resiliency Award to Ms. Ulianne Montervil. Thank you for your continued dedication to our children and staff. Your willingness to return and support RWDCC is greatly appreciated, and we are proud to celebrate the impact you continue to make in our community.

👏💪🏽 Thank you to Mr. Aaron and Mr. Alex for your support. It was greatly appreciated. Your willingness to step in, lend a helping hand, and support our children, families, and staff throughout the day did not go unnoticed. We truly appreciate you both! 💙

💙 Thank you to Sydney, London, and LJ Davis for your hard work, dedication, and willingness to help wherever needed.

🏆 Congratulations to our award recipients:

✨ Courage Award Recipient – Ms. Barbara Hutley

✨ Resiliency Award Recipient – Ms. Ulianne Montervil

🌟 Special congratulations to Ms. Wendy Aguilar and Ms. Toya Clement on receiving Leadership Awards. Thank you both for your outstanding work, dedication, and leadership in helping put together another spectacular event!

💐 Lastly, a very special THANK YOU to PHYLLIS H. EVANS.

For more than 40 years, you have poured your heart into Roger Williams Day Care Center. None of this would have been possible without your constant guidance, wisdom, and unwavering support. Even when your focus should be on yourself right now, you continue to show up for others in ways that few people do. Your selflessness, dedication, and love for this community are truly remarkable.

Ms. Phyllis, we appreciate you more than words can express. Thank you from the top and bottom of our hearts. ❤️

Congratulations to the RWDCC Class of 2026! 🎓✨

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