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.
Comments by Crane’s director of research, Dr. Rebecca Dore, gained prominent notice during a webinar series on screen use in early learning sponsored by the New America think tank. Read More
This week in Tuned In: Groups supporting Ohio children outline policy hopes for next state budget, choices families make to pay for child care, and pilot program enables connections and support between parents of children with autism and the children’s caregivers. Read More
Crane faculty associate Dr. Arya Ansari has been announced as a recipient of The Ohio State University’s 2025 Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award, one of the university’s highest annual honors. Read More
This week in Tuned In: Importance of child care highlighted in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s State of the State address, strides made to reduce infant mortality in Ohio, and a new online tool in one Ohio county is connecting families to resources. Read More
This week in Tuned In: Ohio lawmakers mull funding $20 million for child care “capacity grants,” states where child care costs more than college tuition, and how to introduce math learning to young children. Read More
This week in Tuned In: Employer-led child care solutions garner greater attention, economic benefits estimated for proposed Ohio child tax credit, and longer paternity leave’s positive impact on co-parenting between moms and dads. 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
