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New Ohio child care expansion grants

on December 22nd 2023
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This week in Tuned In: Census asks: “Who is caring for your kids this week?”, low pay weighs down lofty goals for child care professionals, and the pandemic’s disruptions to early childhood education. Read More

Early Head Start 2022-2023 annual report now available

on December 8th 2023
The cover of The Ohio State University Early Head Start Partnership Program 2022-2023 Annual Report
The Ohio State University Early Head Start Partnership Program 2022-2023 annual report is now available online. The program operates throughout Columbus to ensure quality early childhood education is available to infants and toddlers in the most vulnerable neighborhoods. Read More

IN THE NEWS: December 2023

on December 5th 2023
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How Crane experts made the news during the past month: Teaching kids how to read, and how to love it; Early Head Start’s monthly book club; and upcoming changes to Ohio’s third-grade reading guarantee. Read More

RECAP: 2023 Symposium on Children

on November 28th 2023
The recipients of the 2023 Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Awards: From left, Dr. Monica Johnson Mitchell, professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Fran DeWine, First Lady of Ohio; and Rebecca Love, director of Early Childhood Education for the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities. The three women are standing facing the camera. Each is holding the award plaque, which shows an image of a "Block O," the logo for The Ohio State University.
The science behind early literacy development was the focus of the Crane Center’s 10th annual Symposium on Children, attracting more than 275 attendees interested in early childhood education. This year’s symposium also saw the first-ever Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Awards. Read More