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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

Interested in supporting collaboration with the Crane Center by facilitating educational and scholarly activities about children’s well-being? Learn more and apply to become a Crane Center Faculty Associate. Applications will be accepted to Kelly Boone (Boone.208@osu.edu) until 5:00 p.m. April 12th. Successful applicants will be notified by May 15th, 2019. See our impressive list of current Faculty Associates. Read More

(By Janelle Williamson, March 11, 209) The March Crane Research Forum hosted Crane’s Executive Director, Dr. Laura Justice. Crane Research Forums are hosted monthly throughout the academic year and highlight Ohio State faculty and their research on children's well-being. Dr. Laura Justice has spent much of the past 20 years studying print knowledge in young children.  Research shows that print knowledge is a prerequisite for reading. For young children with disabilities or low-resource homes, the acquisition of print knowledge can be difficult, which leads to long-term risks in reading achievement. Along with many colleagues, Dr. Justice created the Sit Together... Read More

Yesterday, the Bipartisan Policy Center released their Spotlighting Early Successes Across America report highlighting the success of 12 Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) across the country. EHS-CCP was created by Congress in 2014 to address the lack of high-quality, affordable child care in the U.S., and assist in building capacity for quality child care options especially for low-income families. Early Head Start grantees partner with local child care providers who then receive funding and resources to improve the quality of services offered. The children they serve receive access to higher-quality early care and education, as well as comprehensive services... Read More