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 November 2021.
OHIO NEWS
10TV
Staffing shortage forces north Columbus child care center to close
Akron Beacon Journal
Akron leaders must carry on GAR Foundation's mission to support early childhood education
Columbus CEO
Working parents tired of jumping through hoops for suitable child care, seeking change
The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus City Council Approves Child Care Worker Recruitment Measure
Opinion: Preschool should not just be for those who can afford it
Columbus City Schools helping preschoolers prepare for kindergarten from home
Downtown church covers child care costs for 35 children for December
Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
Early childhood study finds that Franklin County lags behind nation
Dayton Daily News
Dayton mayor calls for universal preschool across Ohio in campaign speech
Groundwork Ohio
Build Back Better: A Historic Investment in Young Children and Families
Helping Ohioans Access Affordable Health Coverage Helps Young Children, Too
News 5 Cleveland
Millions of dollars in relief funds for childcare, nursing home facilities untouched in Columbus
Ohio Capital Journal
Dem gubernatorial hopeful Nan Whaley pledges universal pre-K if elected
The Toledo Blade
Whaley, Brown promote universal preschool in Toledo
WDNT
Doctors, advocates address children’s mental health crisis caused by pandemic
WOSU
Central Ohio Child Care Operators Describe Industry In Crisis
NATIONAL NEWS
The 74
The Associated Press
US-funded child care aid nearing reality with Biden bill
Bloomberg
How Child Care Became the Most Broken Business in America
How High Child Care Costs Follow Women Throughout Their Lives
Boston Business Journal
Opinion: Child care is our most glaring post-pandemic learned lesson
The Brookings Institute
High-quality early child care and education: The gift that lasts a lifetime
Business Insider
'Childcare deserts' are a secret driver of the labor shortage — and half of Americans live in one
The Business Journals
America’s child care crisis has become too big to ignore. Working moms are ready for solutions.
Here’s what working moms say needs to change about child care
The Center for Law and Social Policy
7 Things to Know About Child Care and Universal Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Opinion: Future depends on preserving Ohio's early childhood system
Christian Science Monitor
Worker shortages: Is access to child care a key solution?
CNBC
Fast Company
This is the true cost of the childcare crisis
Fortune
With Build Back Better, Democrats have finally won on childcare
Fox Business
Surging child care costs forced 26% of parents to relocate, study reveals
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Build Back Better Act: Health Coverage Provisions Explained
The Guardian
‘I don’t have a choice’: childcare cost preventing US women from returning to work
Harper’s Bazaar
We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis
The Hechinger Report
Opinion: Let’s figure out a new way to talk about early childhood education so we can fix it
The Hill
Opinion: We can't wait another 50 years for high-quality childcare
Investing in Maternal & Infant Health
Los Angeles Times
Democrats aim to dramatically reshape childcare, preschool
Marketplace
Apprenticeships may help build the child care workforce
NBC News
Record number of employers now offering child care benefits
The New York Times
How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Hurt
How Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Long-Term Health
Faith Groups Push to Scrap Mandates in Biden’s Child Care Plan
Opinion: Why Is It So Dangerous to Be Pregnant in America?
The Penny Hoarder
How High Are Child Care Costs? 40% of Parents Have Gone Into Debt Over It
POLITICO
How many teachers are needed to make universal pre-K possible?
Quartz
Mothers getting sick or dying in childbirth costs the US more than $30 billion a year
The Seattle Times
Opinion: I’m not the only mom unable to return to work because of child care
US News & World Report
Build Back Better Act a ‘Game-Changer’ for Early Childhood Education
USA Today
Inflation's wrath hits home: Families struggle to cope amid surging childcare costs
Voice of America
Child Care ‘Crisis’ Slows US Economy
Vox
The Wall Street Journal
Millions of Workers Stay Home to Watch Young Children as Daycares Struggle
Covid-19 Created a Child-Care Crisis, and Big Providers Aim to Fill the Void
The Washington Post
Why haven't U.S. mothers returned to work? The child care infrastructure they need is still missing.
GOP resistance to preschool plan could imperil key Biden proposal in many states
Opinion: The business case for public investment in early-childhood programs
WBUR
Opinion: The child care crisis is a wage crisis
Yahoo! News
Early Childhood Education and Care Are Essential Public Infrastructure