"I would work to pay for child care, but what is the purpose of working if I do not have any money left to pay for other..."

"To recover from this pandemic, we must invest in families. They want to work. They want to help bring back our economy..."

"Why not give young children a fighting chance to break the cycle? To reach their full potential?..."

"Expanding child care eligibility to 150% of the Federal Poverty Level benefits all Ohioans by preparing more children for success,.."

Read the latest early childhood news, updates, and opportunities from Groundwork Ohio.

"Today’s preschoolers are our future workforce, and they are facing unprecedented academic challenges..."

"We know that access to quality child care supports today’s workforce by helping parents with young children go back to work..."

"Early childhood education and care is the cornerstone of our society and all of its functions. Businesses depend on employees..."

"Affordable child care is not just a family issue, it is a community issue..."

Child care is not only essential to working parents, but also to the businesses that employ them...

Ohioans strongly believe that if we want to make Ohio the best place to be a young child, the Ohio legislature must invest...

Northeast Ohio mothers voice support for efforts to expand access to publicly funded child care.

Advocates are looking to the Ohio Senate to prioritize issues affecting young children, including infant and maternal health and child care.

Read the latest early childhood news, updates, and opportunities from Groundwork Ohio.

The lack of affordable quality child care options keeps Ohioans out of the workforce and hurts businesses.

We need your help to make sure that members of the Senate Finance Committee make infants, toddlers, and families a priority in the budget.

Access to affordable, high-quality child care helps Ohioans return to and stay in the workforce.

Groundwork Ohio joined the Ohio Children's Budget Coalition to urge lawmakers to invest more in Ohio's young children and their families.

With senators closing in on the deadline for initial budget amendments, a coalition of children advocates is urging investment in youth.

One of the most critical issues that must be addressed in the state budget is access to quality child care.