Crane Center For Early Childhood Research and Policy
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy is a multidisciplinary research center conducting research related to children’s learning and well-being, and seeking to impact early childhood policy and practice.
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.
How Crane experts made the news during the past month: Kindergarten readiness in Franklin County, changing terminology from ‘day care’ to ‘child care,’ and raising reimbursement rates for early childhood programs. Read More