How our work is making a difference
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to conducting high-quality research that improves children’s learning and development at home, in school and in the community.
Our Work
Our work ranges from multi-year, federally funded projects that examine outcomes of
thousands of children and families, to program evaluation work in our state, to smaller scale analyses and briefs
meant to inform policy makers and practitioners.
Recent News
There is considerable fragmentation and variability in early care and education systems, access to high quality and affordable care is limited, and pay is low for the workforce. During this special research forum, Dr. Chrishana Lloyd discusses why using both a historical and equity lens.
This week in Tuned In: Child care crisis’ effect on employees missing work, webinars to share information on child and family support services in Ohio, and could child care “tri-share” come to Ohio?
Apply to begin a Ph.D. with an early literacy research focus.
This week in Tuned In: Why Americans haven’t settled on a basic definition for “child care,” incentivizing Ohio businesses to provide paid leave to employees, and creating literacy-rich urban environments for children.