Free Testing for Lead in Drinking Water at Group Child Cares and Child Care Centers

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is encouraging licensed child care facilities to sign up to have their drinking water tested for lead for free. This is part of an ongoing effort to identify and address sources of possible lead exposure. Child care facilities are required to test their drinking water when they are first licensed, but conditions in the water and plumbing can change over time. Right now, child care facilities can sign up to have their water sampled and tested for free. Along with the test results, RIDOH will provide guidance for how to lower lead levels in water or keep them low.

To get started, child care providers can sign up online and learn more about the project at health.ri.gov/test4lead.