Crane Center For Early Childhood Research and Policy
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy is a multidisciplinary research center conducting research related to children’s learning and well-being, and seeking to impact early childhood policy and practice.
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.
During the March Crane Research Forum, Dr. Elizabeth Hadley discussed the impacts on language and literacy development in children at the end of first grade whose pre-kindergarten learning experiences were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
To mark Women’s History Month, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and the Schoenbaum Family Center celebrate women’s contributions to, and unique perspectives on, early childhood education. Read More
This week in Tuned In: Business group leader calls for Ohio to address child care crisis, child care costs are many families’ greatest financial stressor, and are Ohio schools ready for changes in state rules in teaching reading? Read More
This Week in Tuned In: Staffing shortages shrink child care availability, letting candidates spend campaign funds on child care, and a milestone for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Read More
This week in Tuned In: The economic uncertainties in a child’s first year of life, allowing candidates to spend campaign funds on child care, and a milestone for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Read More
During the February Crane Research Forum Dr. Becky Huang discussed language development from kindergarten to eighth grade in students who grow up speaking more than one language. Read More
Crane Faculty Associate Dr. Matthew Brock, who is in Mongolia this academic year as a Fulbright Specialist, recently spoke on Mongolian television about how to engage students on the autism spectrum. Read More
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy celebrates Black History Month 2024 and the Black contributions and rich culture that are interwoven into our day-to-day work in early childhood education. Read More
This week in Tuned In: The U.S. military provides a model for child care affordability, vision care for young Ohioans, and is overscheduling harming our kids’ mental health? Read More
Crane Faculty Associate Dr. Shayne Piasta was one of 23 researchers at The Ohio State University selected for the 2024 Growing Research Opportunities Academy. Read More
