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: Early childhood policies and investments under discussion as Ohio Senate takes up budget, Steubenville’s success in teaching young children to read, and states make plans to tackle chronic student absenteeism.
Kathryn Zimmermann, a former Crane graduate research associate finishing her Ohio State Ph.D., has been named a fellow at the Harvard Strategic Data Project, which partners with states and school districts to use data to improve educational outcomes.
This week in Tuned In: Home visiting services in focus in Ohio budget process, child care challenges for adult learners, and new Crane brief examines pandemic changes to stress and well-being in Early Head Start families.
This week in Tuned In: Ohio House unveils own version of biennial budget, Head Start’s significance in Big Ten states amid concerns over program’s future, and Ohio airport provides free books for traveling children.