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![Panelists speak about childcare at an April 16, 2024 forum at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/download-3-e1714543025813-900x422.webp)
As a childcare conundrum confronts Ohio parents, Ohio businesses seek to attract workers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Employers throughout Ohio say they cannot find enough employees to meet their needs, particularly low-wage workers. And childcare is one big reason why. The… Read More
![A whiteboard advertises Child Care sponsored by THS student council.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9442-e1708379221255-900x422.jpg)
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
![Kentucky state Sen. Danny Carroll unveils details of his bill to shore up and expand access to childcare in Kentucky at a press conference surrounded by people standing behind him and people sitting to his left.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AP24044731783189-e1707934556428-900x422.jpg)
A sweeping bill would expand childcare and early childhood education in Kentucky
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — When Jessie Schook shares the joyful news that she’s pregnant with her first child, she says the response is often the same — especially among other… Read More
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The Birth Circle Online Monthly Meeting
Get ready to meet several of our area’s newly certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians as they share with us about car seat safety basics and how you can be sure… Read More
![FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo Kimberly Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, looks over a photo display outside her office, in Columbus, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AP20324753612011-e1606697566320-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Unveils Limited Plan To Pay Relatives Caring For Kids
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has unveiled its plan to aid people who take custody of children they’re related but who aren’t licensed foster parents. The program addresses a gap… Read More
![A family with a child stacks their hands on top of each other](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/adoption_-_fizkes_shutterstock-e1594675110583-900x422.jpg)
Group Proposes Bolstering Kinship Care To Improve Children Services
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of children services experts from around Ohio are putting together recommendations to improve the system. They say their mission must keep moving forward… Read More
![An empty childcare center](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/child_care__credit_aleksander_krsmanovic__shutterstock.com_-e1593545394170-900x422.jpg)
New Study Says Lack Of Good Childcare Is Hurting Businesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new report from a group of business leaders shows many Ohio companies cannot get back on their feet because their employees no longer have… Read More
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Childcare Centers To Reopen May 31 Under New Strict COVID-19 Guidelines
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Childcare centers in Ohio can reopen for business starting May 31, after shutting down due to COVID-19 in mid March. Among the new state guidelines for… Read More