Each month, Groundwork Ohio reads the latest and greatest resources on early education and health from a wide variety of sources. Below is a compilation of the most important articles we have read throughout May 2021.
OHIO NEWS
The Cincinnati Enquirer Opinion: Put high quality, affordable child care within reach
The Columbus Dispatch Letter to the editor: House bill to help more families get childcare a must for state budget
Dayton Business Journal Montgomery County organization to pilot early childhood education program in Dayton
Push Continues For Child Care Access Expansion NBC 4 Columbus State’s infant mortality rate task force addressing racial disparity in child deaths
Ohio Capital Journal Increases in infant health, reductions in youth prisons should be budget priorities, advocates say
Ready, Set, Soar Ohio Healthy Beginnings at Home
The Toledo Blade Ohio urged to spend surplus on children, pregnant women
WOSU Public Media President Biden's Plan To Overhaul Child Care
NATIONAL NEWS
The 74 Million As Early Ed Teachers Prepare for Fall, New Study Backs Efforts to Support Young Children’s Mental Health
Nearly 10 million children could get free or reduced-cost child care under new proposed legislation CNN Offices are reopening. For parents, that raises a childcare problem
Kaiser Family Foundation Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker Los Angeles Times Credit the pandemic with raising awareness of the importance of early childhood education
MarketWatch Opinion: Disruptions to child care and school had a profound impact on families during the pandemic
The New York Times Policymakers Used to Ignore Child Care. Then Came the Pandemic.
The Washington Post There’s a massive child-care worker shortage and the market can’t fix it