This week in Tuned In: Policy choices by Ohio as the state faces new rules on federally funded child care, turning down a job offer due to child care struggles, and figuring out why so few babies are enrolled in Early Intervention programs. Read More

This week in Tuned In: Climate change and children’s health, public comments sought on rules related to Ohio school child programs, and will Kamala Harris campaign on fixing the child care crisis? Read More

This week in Tuned In: Cleveland-area expansion of preschool tuition assistance, analyzing how much the average family was helped by the temporarily expanded federal child tax credit, and how audiobooks can improve young children’s language skills. Read More

Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter met with leaders at the Schoenbaum and Crane centers to hear about the important work we do to improve educational opportunities for young children. Read More

This week in Tuned In: What Ohio can learn from Michigan’s “tri-share” child care funding model, the average cost of child care in Ohio, and the long-term health consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Read More

This week in Tuned In: Why early childhood education is not “day care,” new federal program to help families with summertime grocery spending, and offsetting the costs of child care for child care workers. Read More

This week in Tuned In: Home visiting programs for “FFN” (friends, family, neighbors) care givers, measuring how government assistance alleviates child poverty, and nominations open for 2024 Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Awards. Read More

We will honor three experts working in Ohio in early childhood at this year’s Symposium on Children on October 3 in Columbus. Awardees will be individuals who have consistently demonstrated leadership, innovation, commitment to equity, the ability to achieve meaningful results, or impacts for Ohio children. One award each will be given to an educator or practitioner, a researcher, and a policy leader. Nominations are due July 17. Read More

This week in Tuned In: How kindergarten readiness skills relate to skills needed later in life, bills in Congress on tax relief to help families pay for child care, and a summer reading list of books for young children. Read More

This week in Tuned In: U.S. families feeling less financially secure, more federal dollars for home visiting programs, and helping both older and younger preschoolers make vocabulary gains. Read More