More employers are realizing that the lack of affordable, quality child care across the state is inhibiting parents from returning to work.

Policymakers should boost state support for child care if they hope to adequately address pandemic-related workforce challenges.

Groundwork Ohio's new statewide poll shows there's a dire need for affordable, quality child care.

Early childhood education is more and more vital to the state and county, according to a new study by Groundwork Ohio.

A new survey of Ohio parents and registered voters found that lack of access to affordable child care is a major burden keeping parents...

COVID-19 and its economic aftermath have hurt both parents and providers, with costs rising and workers increasingly difficult to find.

As the pandemic continues, health leaders and child advocates are voicing concerns for the children’s mental health crisis.

“It’s an honor to receive Learning Grove’s Charity in Action Award. Learning Grove is an incredible organization..."

Groundwork Ohio's Lynanne Gutierrez joins Ideastream's The Sound of Ideas to discuss Ohio's child care crisis...

"We know that quality child care has some of the highest return on public investment.”

The Ohio Infant-Toddler Court Team Expansion Project intends to transform the experience of infants and toddlers and their families...

Women left the workforce in record numbers in 2020 as the pandemic shut down schools and child care centers.

The average annual cost in Ohio for one infant is $10,009 at a child care center and $7,592 in a home...

If we believe that children are the future, then we need to start funding early childhood education and providing all children...

Quality child care is an essential investment in our children, families and economy.

“It’s going to take resources but there is an answer to this. We’ve got to figure this out. We just have to.”

"Between February, 2020, and May, 2021, the child-care industry lost roughly 134,500 jobs that haven’t returned..."

Groundwork Ohio President and CEO Shannon Jones writes on why investment in infants and toddlers is powerful prevention policy...

Groundwork Ohio President and CEO Shannon Jones discusses how the new state budget affects Ohio infants, toddlers, and their families...

The state budget also widened financial eligibility for publicly funded child care in the state...