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Policy Round-Up: Practical tips to ease young children’s fears during back-to-school season

on August 28th 2020

This week’s update includes tips for helping children combat back-to-school fears, a new temporary license for school-age care, and an updated approach to screen time amidst the pandemic. Read More

Policy Round-Up: Many parents still unsure on child care plans

on August 14th 2020

This week's update includes a survey indicating many parents still don’t have child care plans for the fall, a survey of Ohio teachers reveals an overwhelming majority are not comfortable returning to school, and more on learning pods as they begin to take shape for the fall. Read More

Policy Round-Up: Differing views on “care” v. “education” create challenges for early care sector

on August 7th 2020

This week’s update includes estimates of Ohio child care providers that plan to close if further public assistance isn’t received, an order requiring that all K-12 students must wear masks when returning to school, and our executive director pens the final essay in a three-part series on how to fix America's broken child care system. Read More

Policy Round-Up: Ohio child care ratios set to return to normal

on July 31st 2020

This week’s update includes Ohio child care ratios can return to normal on August 9, Columbus City's decision to go all-virtual for the new school year, and families continue to struggle with balancing child care and work responsibilities. Read More

Policy Round-Up: City of Columbus to help CCS buy more laptops

on July 24th 2020

This week’s update includes Columbus City gives Columbus City Schools $7M for Chromebook laptops, more on the increasing demands of pandemic parenting, and a roundup of research on book giveaway programs, like Ohio’s own Imagination Library. Read More

Policy Round-Up: Women disproportionately bearing the costs of child care disruption

on July 17th 2020

This week’s update includes how the child care crisis caused by the pandemic is disproportionately affecting women, a new State Board of Education resolution to condemn hate speech, and continuing discussions on the return to school. Read More

Policy Round-Up: Local leaders grapple with “back to school” plans

on July 10th 2020

This week's update includes local leaders grappling with back to school plans, why early childhood is more difficult to teach online, and new Crane research on absenteeism and maternal depression. Read More

Policy Round-Up: New legislative proposals fund prenatal care, limit school funding cuts

on June 26th 2020

This week's update includes an increase in Ohioans experiencing food insecurity, new legislation including funding prenatal care and limiting school funding cuts, and research examining home-based learning activities.  Read More

Policy Round-Up: The latest “state of babies” yearbook is out

on June 19th 2020

This week's update includes resources on the history of Juneteenth, the 2020 "state of babies" yearbook, and new legislation related to Ohio schools reopening. Read More

Celebrating the Contributions of our Faculty Fellows

on June 17th 2020

Every year, Crane Center's faculty fellows contribute to the field of early childhood education and research through high-quality research and by mentoring students, staff, and early career researchers. Take a look at their achievements during the 2019-2020 academic year. Read More