How our work is making a difference
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to conducting high-quality research that improves children’s learning and development at home, in school and in the community.
Our Work
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.
Recent News
This week in Tuned In: Why Americans haven’t settled on a basic definition for “child care,” incentivizing Ohio businesses to provide paid leave to employees, and creating literacy-rich urban environments for children.
Learn more about the 2024 Symposium on Children — and view photos and slide handouts — as experts examined what can be done to support the early childhood workforce.
Crane’s policy evaluation team recently completed a project for Colorado policy leaders, analyzing the costs and benefits associated with quality child care.
This week in Tuned In: Ohio’s $60 million federal grant for “literacy implementation sites,” the history behind inequity in child care access, and how are states doing to support the early childhood workforce?