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: Climate change and children’s health, public comments sought on rules related to Ohio school child programs, and will Kamala Harris campaign on fixing the child care crisis?
This week in Tuned In: Cleveland-area expansion of preschool tuition assistance, analyzing how much the average family was helped by the temporarily expanded federal child tax credit, and how audiobooks can improve young children’s language skills.
Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter met with leaders at the Schoenbaum and Crane centers to hear about the important work we do to improve educational opportunities for young children.
This week in Tuned In: What Ohio can learn from Michigan’s “tri-share” child care funding model, the average cost of child care in Ohio, and the long-term health consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences.