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Take a look at one of our ongoing projects which is looking to identify the early risk factors of early language impairment which disproportionately affects children from low-income households. Read More

It's that time of year, where we look back and take stock of what has happened over the year, reflect on areas where we have grown and made strides, and examine where there is still more work to be done. Read More

The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy co-hosted a policy discussion at the Statehouse to discuss quality in early childhood learning environments. Read More

The early years of a child’s life matter immensely, and we believe that diving deep into understanding quality in the learning environments during those years is time well spent. Read More

The Ohio State University Early Head Start Partnership Program was awarded a $18 million federal grant to provide high-quality early childhood education and services to Columbus families in low-income households through 2024. This is the second grant cycle awarded to the program in order to continue serving 160 at-risk infants and toddlers along with their families. In 2014, Congress appropriated $500 million to fund these Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grants nationwide, with a goal of partnering with existing child care centers and family child care home providers to raise the quality of early childhood education in the most... Read More

With a dose of realness, Columbus City Councilmember Elizabeth Brown kicked off this year’s Summer Institute with an unexpected guest in tow – her son. Illness prevented him from going to school, so he joined her onstage for opening remarks before a room... Read More

Biannually, the Research To Inform Practice fellowship pairs one staff member from our partner school, the A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning, with a Crane researcher for a four-month program to work together on issues... Read More

This year’s Summer Institute theme is Achieving Quality – Best Practices in Early Childhood. This one-day conference offers high-quality professional development for early childhood educators, practitioners... Read More

Led by OSU Distinguished Scholar Kevin Passino in the College of Engineering, The Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment committee has chosen the project, Adaptive Ambience Technology... Read More

The April 2019 Crane Research Forum hosted Dr. Amy Nathanson, Professor in Ohio State’s School of Communication. Crane Research Forums are hosted monthly throughout the academic year and serve to highlight Ohio State faculty and their research as it pertains to Early Childhood Education. Dr. Nathanson began her presentation with an overview of children’s media habits in recent history. In the 1970s children were exposed to television as early as age 4, while in 2017 children were exposed to screens by the age of 4 months old. TV is still the main form of media consumed but it is no... Read More