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Public libraries’ robust programming can provide inspiration to the much smaller #libraries at early education centers, the librarian at our partner A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning recently told those attending the Ohio AEYC conference. sfc.osu.edu/2025/05/14/sch…

First Five Years Fund has created maps and interactive data tools on #HeadStart — showing how many children are served within each congressional district, as well as state-level data including enrollment by age, overall funding, number of staff and more. ffyf.org/head-start-map…

Franklin County, Ohio, is working with a group of single mothers to help design a housing community where single mothers can live together and support one another. Danae King wrote about the project for The Columbus Dispatch. dispatch.com/story/news/202…

A bill introduced in the Ohio House would create Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care centers to support children with complex medical needs. Groundwork Ohio’s Troy Hunter discussed how these centers would help ease the dauting challenges families face. groundworkohio.org/post/a-lifelin…

Crane faculty associate Dr. Arya Ansari will be participating this Friday (May 30) in a Washington, D.C., event from the American Enterprise Institute examining recent research on chronic #absenteeism. The event will be livestreamed. Arya Ansari American Enterprise Institute aei.org/events/address…

Public discussions on child care in the U.S. often reveal philosophical differences in what constitutes, and how to measure, high-quality care. Rachel Cohen recently examined the “competing visions for good care” for Vox. Rachel Cohen vox.com/child-care/413…

The Crane Center congratulates the Big Ten Early Learning Alliance on all its accomplishments during the past academic year, and we express our sincere thanks to American Family Insurance for their support of the Alliance’s work. American Family Insurance ehe.osu.edu/news/listing/b…

Researchers from RAND have surveyed public school-based pre-K teachers to learn about their well-being, pay, and working conditions. Key findings were recently released from the survey, which involved more than 1,400 pre-K teachers. rand.org/pubs/research_…

A bill introduced in the Ohio House would create a business tax credit for child care benefits that its sponsor says provides a stronger incentive to employers than a similar, federal tax credit. Susan Tebben wrote about the bill for Ohio Capital Journal. bsky @ohiocapitaljournal.com. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/05/22/chi…

The Ohio House has passed a bill that would standardize when a child could be enrolled in kindergarten based on whether the child is 5 years old on the school year’s first day of instruction. Laura Hancock wrote about the bill for clevelanddotcom. cleveland.com/news/2025/05/o…

In a recent article for The 74’s zero2eight (formerly Early Learning Nation), K. C. Compton has compiled some recent research into the development of babies’ brains and language. the74million.org/zero2eight/bre…

Read It Again! offers free curriculum supplements to develop and strengthen young children’s foundations in language and #literacy, and in social-emotional skills, along with free online training. Learn more at the link below. #EarlyChildhoodEducation readitagain.osu.edu

Researchers have found connections between a mother’s risk factors for obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure during pregnancy, and the likelihood that the child will display high blood pressure in youth. The study was published in JAMA Network Open. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

A new Crane study has looked at 16 parameters than can impact identification of “late-talking” children from low socioeconomic status backgrounds. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…

“When we’re thinking about ROI in public ECE, we need to think about more than just the students who enroll in these programs.” Lindsay Weixler discusses the employment opportunities early childhood education opens for children’s families. The Brookings Institution brookings.edu/articles/the-l…

The National Council on Teacher Quality is calling on Ohio — and many other states — to take policy actions to ensure elementary school teachers can implement rigorous math standards. Megan Henry reports for Ohio Capital Journal. bsky @ohiocapitaljournal.com. NCTQ ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/03/ohi…

NIEER has released several data snapshots dealing with how states define, evaluate and fund family child care, as part of an initiative involving policymakers in four states and the Home Grown funders collaborative. NIEER nieer.org/research-libra…

Cleveland used COVID stimulus funds to help pay for more children to attend child care, and to provide retention bonuses to child care workers. But money is needed for the programs to continue. @startingpointOH clevelanddotcom cleveland.com/news/2025/05/c…

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Crane Excellence in Early Childhood Awards, to be given at the Symposium on Children in Columbus on October 16. Awards will be given to an educator, a researcher, and a policy leader. Click on the link to learn more. crane.osu.edu/2025/06/05/202…

Better alignment between pre-K and kindergarten could help sustain the gains in literacy and math skills initially shown by children who attended pre-K, according to an article in a recent issue of the Journal of the NASBE. nasbe.org/sustaining-gai…