A state agency and an Ohio State University research center have received a $2 million grant to study child care quality as part of a federal initiative.
The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy at OSU and Ohio ’s Department of Children and Youth announced the award, the first of its kind for the state, as part of a federal Child Care Policy Research Partnerships initiative to “study child care quality, access and child outcomes,” according to a press release on the funding.
Louis Blessing III, R-Colerain Twp., suggested a provision be added to the bill to increase eligibility for Ohio’s Publicly Funded Child Care program to 200% of the federal poverty line, something the sponsors of the bill agreed would be beneficial.Studies and child care advocates have consistently expressed concern over the rising costs of child care and the struggling system of child care providers, rife with understaffing and underpayment.
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