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 February 2022.
OHIO NEWS
10TV
Children's Mental Health Week on 10TV
Cincinnati Enquirer
Opinion: Education key to child abuse prevention
Cleveland.com
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb adds two cabinet members focused on youth, education
Opinion: Shame on lawmakers pushing needy kids to the back of the line - again
The Columbus Dispatch
Opinion: 'Parents are telling us what they need to get back to work.' Fix child care
Why aren't moms returning to workforce? Columbus Conversation to tackle child care crisis
Columbus Conversation on child care crisis
Video: Columbus Conversation: Why can't we afford the child care crisis?
'Our only option is to stay at home with our kids.' Child care crisis keeps moms from work
Columbus officials: Hilltop kids have less 'quality' preschool programs than rest of city
Dayton Daily News
Preschool Promise sees fast growth with Dayton 3-year-old enrollment
Groundwork Ohio
How One Ohio County is Leveraging COVID Relief Funds to Expand Access to Quality Child Care
Knox Pages
Development foundation seeks public input on child care issues
WKU Public Radio
Parents struggle for support in Ohio Valley child care ‘deserts’
WOSU Public Media
Children services' group tells Congress about crisis among Ohio workers, kids in foster care
NATIONAL NEWS
The 74 Million
The Associated Press
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
Axios
Child care squeeze fuels Great Resignation
Bloomberg
America’s Child Care Providers Are Still Struggling to Survive
CBS News
"Nobody wins. Everyone suffers": High cost of child care strains families
The Century Foundation
Child Care Aware of America
Demanding Change: Repairing our Child Care System
CNBC
Child care now costs more than $10,000 per year on average—here’s why that’s a problem
CNN
Millions of children could lose Medicaid coverage once the public health emergency ends
Forbes
Commentary: Diaper Need: The Invisible Public Health Crisis
Fortune
16,000 childcare providers shut down in the pandemic. It’s a really big deal
Healthcare Innovation
Cincinnati-Area Hospitals to Get ‘Mama Certified’
The Hechinger Report
We struggle to measure quality child care — and even more to fund it
How the pandemic is affecting babies’ brains
Los Angeles Times
Opinion: America’s approach to early childhood education is completely unsustainable
Marketplace
Child care disruptions have been driving more women than men to quit their jobs
National Geographic
How pandemic isolation is affecting young kids' developing minds
The New York Times
Opinion: How to Fix Child Care Before the Next Pandemic Wave
NBC
Number of American children in poverty grows by 3.7 million following child tax credit expiration
NPR
When moms get vaccinated during pregnancy, babies get protection too, study shows
Quartz
New data show just how badly the US lags in public spending on children
US News & World Report
Where the Child Care Crisis Is Hitting America the Hardest
The U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Surged by Nearly 20% in 2020
Wall Street Journal
Covid-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Baby, Study Says
The Washington Post
For low-income parents, no day care often means no pay
Developmental milestones just changed for the first time in years
Yahoo! Money
Child Tax Credit helped some parents start their own business, study finds