How our work is making a difference

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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

New reading spaces for children at Ohio WIC clinics
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.
RECAP: 2024 Symposium on Children
Learn more about the 2024 Symposium on Children — and view photos and slide handouts — as experts examined what can be done to support the early childhood workforce.
Measuring costs to child care providers, economic benefits of child care in Colorado
Crane’s policy evaluation team recently completed a project for Colorado policy leaders, analyzing the costs and benefits associated with quality child care.