/news/tags/early-childhood-education early childhood education en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:30:25 GMT /education/2025-02-26/minority-owned-home-based-childcare-centers-in-akron-get-national-local-grant-funding The nonprofit Early Childhood Resource Center is dispersing $199,990 in grant money from The National Fund for Workforce Solutions and $40,000 from the GAR Foundation, according to Akron officials. The city is also providing mini-grants to childcare centers, according to city officials. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:30:25 GMT /education/2025-02-26/minority-owned-home-based-childcare-centers-in-akron-get-national-local-grant-funding Abigail Bottar /education/2023-03-24/state-officials-visit-cleveland-to-explore-funding-for-improving-early-child-care-facilities Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Matt Damschroder visited the Murtis Taylor Child Care Center at the Kathryn R. Tyler Center in Cleveland Thursday to see the impact of new upgrades to the building, paid for, in part, by the local nonprofit PRE4CLE’s Early Learning Spaces program. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:40:12 GMT /education/2023-03-24/state-officials-visit-cleveland-to-explore-funding-for-improving-early-child-care-facilities Conor Morris /news/education/2022-10-25/cleveland-to-spend-4-4-million-to-address-childcare-costs-early-education-teacher-shortage Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and a host of other civic and nonprofit leaders announced Tuesday a new $4.4 million investment to boost parents’ access to early childhood education, and improve retainment of teaching staff. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:19:08 GMT /news/education/2022-10-25/cleveland-to-spend-4-4-million-to-address-childcare-costs-early-education-teacher-shortage Conor Morris /news/government-politics/2021-06-07/coalition-supports-child-care-program-for-accountability A group of business leaders and child care advocates are asking state lawmakers to keep the Step Up To Quality rating system. Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:00:18 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-07/coalition-supports-child-care-program-for-accountability Andy Chow /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-04-13/covids-effect-on-pre-k-learning-and-efforts-to-grow-classrooms-post-pandemic Preschool got walloped in the pandemic, and kids disappeared from classrooms. The loss was greatest in communities of color and poverty, but coming out of the shutdown, efforts are underway to recover and, perhaps, grow preschool post-pandemic. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:00:03 GMT /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-04-13/covids-effect-on-pre-k-learning-and-efforts-to-grow-classrooms-post-pandemic M.L. Schultze