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
This week in Tuned In: Groups supporting Ohio children outline policy hopes for next state budget, choices families make to pay for child care, and pilot program enables connections and support between parents of children with autism and the children’s caregivers.
Crane faculty associate Dr. Arya Ansari has been announced as a recipient of The Ohio State University’s 2025 Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award, one of the university’s highest annual honors.
This week in Tuned In: Importance of child care highlighted in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address, strides made to reduce infant mortality in Ohio, and a new online tool in one Ohio county is connecting families to resources.
This week in Tuned In: Ohio lawmakers mull funding $20 million for child care “capacity grants,” states where child care costs more than college tuition, and how to introduce math learning to young children.