Providence, RI is the first city to implement HeadsUp! Reading in a city-wide model. Ready to Learn Providence (R2LP) is a project of The Providence Plan, a city revitalization agency with a vision to restore hope and create new opportunities for the people of Providence by addressing the fundamental causes of poverty and urban decline. R2LP has brought together a broad-based community coalition working together to ensure that all Providence children enter school healthy and ready to learn. R2LP has subcontracted with CHILDSPAN: RI's Child Development and Education Training System to coordinate the project. Providence is implementing HeadsUp! Reading at three Spanish and three English sites. Providence expects to train approximately 200 child care providers during 2003-2004. Providence's HeadsUp! Reading model also includes use of the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation Toolkit (ELLCO) to assess the impact of the program, provide greater insight on participant needs to local facilitators, and assist participating providers in strengthening the quality of early literacy experiences for young children in their care. Funding for HeadsUp! Reading in Providence has been provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services under an Early Learning Opportunities Act Grant, the Hasbro