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’s update includes the second part in a three-part series from our executive director on “Our broken child care system and how to fix it”, the state’s draft plans to reopen schools, and what child care programs need to consider when allowed to open on May 31st.
This week’s update includes details on Ohio’s child care reopening, a draft plan for reopening Ohio’s K-12 schools, and a very relevant NYT article that’s “sick of asking children to be resilient”.
This week’s update includes details on Ohio’s impending budget cuts, a new series on the state of our child care system penned by our executive director, and predictions on what the return to schooling will look like.
This week’s update includes estimated potential loss of child care slots post-pandemic, a Columbus City Schools task force to plan a post-coronavirus opening, and concerns about child care as parents begin to return to work.