childcare
Ohio takes part in National Day Without Childcare, advocates call for more funding
Some Ohio child care providers closed for the day or shut down early on Monday as families across the country took part in National Day Without Child Care. Child care providers, advocates and parents voiced their desires for more child care funding in the state budget and better wages for providers on Monday morning in […]
Housing advocate: Worker crunch due to a lot more than federal supplements
Federal unemployment supplements are not the sole reason Ohio employers are having a hard time finding workers, an Ohio housing advocate said Monday. Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this month announced that on June 26 he would end Ohio’s participation in a federal program that provided $300 a week in additional unemployment pay. The money was […]
Grants, incentives offered to boost early childhood care in Ohio
In an effort to expand a state-mandated childcare rating system and improve the quality of childcare, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is offering millions in grants and incentives to programs across the state. ODJFS said they are offering $7 million to providers who are not currently a part of their Step Up […]