In response to Governor DeWine’s preview of his Executive State Budget and State of the State address, Groundwork issued this statement.

The Early Childhood Equity and Justice Challenge

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How one family's real-life story is giving others a way to find their voice.

Commissioner Julie Ehemann shares what leaders in Shelby County are doing to help more families access quality child care.

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"The Senate’s decision to eliminate Step Up to Quality will create a two-tiered child care system of haves and have-nots..."

"Women also cannot get to work without adequate and affordable child care..."

"It is up to us to determine whether our kids are worth it. United Way of Greater Toledo and its members strongly believe they are..."

"Ohio’s youngest learners, families, businesses, and communities cannot wait any longer. If not now, then when?..."

"The system of support for child care subsidies is flawed and adding to the early childhood crisis..."

Hard work should also be rewarded, but some policies are insufficient & inadvertently keep hard-working parents from climbing the economic..

"For many working mothers, the option to return to work is impossible without access to care for their children..."

Research shows that children who participate in high-quality early childhood programs are better prepared for kindergarten...

"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,.."

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