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‘No real consensus’ among lawmakers on how to address Ohio child care crisis
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s child care system, like the rest of the country’s, is widely considered to be in a state of crisis due to unaffordability and a… Read More
Ohio Republicans propose a second bill on child care fraud, saying state efforts aren’t enough
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Republican lawmakers said they’ll introduce a bill to fight fraud in publicly funded child care centers, saying the state isn’t doing enough to… Read More
The federal child care funding freeze, which is now in a court battle, has Ohio advocates worried
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge has blocked a freeze on $10 billion federal funding to five Democrat-run states ordered by President Trump following claims of alleged fraud… Read More
Ohio leaders are weighing in on the viral allegations of child care and benefits fraud
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine defended the state’s existing safeguards currently vetting child care centers Monday afternoon, amid viral accusations of fraud at facilities getting federal… Read More
In Muskingum County, a creative child care solution keeps teachers in the workforce
By: Amanda Pirani
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When teachers Kevin and Alyssa Board were expecting their first child three years ago, they weren’t sure how they would both continue to… Read More
Parents must become ‘squeaky wheels’ to find special needs child care
By: Carolyn Robinson | Source Media Properties
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KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (SOURCE MEDIA PROPERTIES) — Cassandra Dailey was paying more than $500 a month to send her toddler to child care. Then, the youngster got kicked out. Her… Read More
The cost of child care is burdening Ohio’s families and economy. What can be done?
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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KNOX COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio’s economy loses $5 billion dollars each year due to insufficient child care coverage, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. In… Read More
Child care is critical to keeping parents at work. But Appalachian Ohio continues to lose more providers than it gains
By: Amanda Pirani
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) – To say Alex Sams’ summer was busy would be an understatement. Sams is unit director of the Boys and Girls Club in Glouster, which… Read More
Child care for medically fragile kids is hard to find in Ohio. A bipartisan bill seeks to fix that
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many families in Ohio struggle to find affordable child care. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce says a lack of child care options… Read More
Under Ohio’s proposed budget, subsidized child care eligibility remains stagnant
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Only a small amount of state dollars would go to child care in the latest version of the biennial budget, and Ohio House lawmakers… Read More
Appalachian Ohio child care workers shared their pandemic lessons for a Library of Congress collection
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Five years ago this month, Ohio issued an emergency stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools shut down. Child care providers stopped operating…. Read More
Half of Ohio’s workers say they’ve cut hours because of a lack of childcare. Lawmakers are proposing a fix
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study shows a lack of affordable, quality childcare in Ohio is keeping a lot of parents out of the workforce, or limiting… Read More
Child care facilities in Ohio close down for the day as workers call for change in state policy
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Hundreds of child care facilities in Ohio closed on Monday and their workers rallied at the Statehouse to draw attention to what’s becoming a… Read More
Child care advocates praise DeWine’s proposed vouchers but say more needs to be done
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he wants to expand eligibility for vouchers for state-funded child care. During his State of the State speech, DeWine proposed… Read More
Trimble student council offers free childcare to attract more parents to parent-teacher conferences
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Students at Trimble High School stepped up to bolster attendance at parent-teacher conferences by offering free childcare Thursday evening. Trimble has struggled with poor… Read More
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country. But to… Read More
Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears the Legislature and heads to the governor
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers, bans on flavored vape products, and hundreds of other… Read More
Advocates urge Ohio’s Republican senators to restore money for affordable child care in the budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for affordable child care and early childhood education programs hope Ohio’s Republican senators will reconsider funding changes to a program they say helps… Read More
Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — You might call it a creative hack. Thinking outside the box. Who would have ever thought that the road to affordable child care could be through semiconductor… Read More
New Ohio poverty report highlights struggles in employment and child care in wake of COVID pandemic
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s poverty rate is at 12.7% — 0.8% higher than the national rate — which researchers say has been a consistent trend for more… Read More
Ohio makes more money available for child care grants using federal funds
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Child care providers around Ohio can apply for state grants to help with operational costs, workforce recruitment, and other needs. The state grants are… Read More
Parents struggle for support in Ohio Valley child care ‘deserts’
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Parents struggle for support in Ohio Valley child care ‘deserts’ ATHENS, Ohio (OVR) — Stacy Bilodeau has wanted to go back to work for years, but… Read More
What would Ohio get out of the Build Back Better Act?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passing a few days ago, backers of President Biden’s Build Back Better ACT have hit the ground to… Read More
WATCH: Raising Children For A Second Time, ‘Grandfamilies’ Struggle During The Pandemic
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — More and more older adults are raising kids for the second time around because of illness, incarceration, addiction, or any number of reasons. And since the… Read More
Child Care Operators Say Ohio Needs to Reopen Centers Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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DAYTON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As retail stores throughout Ohio reopen after closing under state order for the coronavirus pandemic, some employees are scrambling to find a way to… Read More