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The state of Central Ohio’s childcare industry impacts parents, employers, the region’s overall economy, and of course, the children who depend on quality childcare facilities and professionals. With so much riding on the state of childcare, we unpack the new 2025 Action for Children’s Central Ohio Child Care Provider Survey. This comprehensive survey collects vital information from licensed child care providers about the local landscape of child care, and is the only continuing study of its kind in Ohio. Join CMC as a panel of experts and leaders unpacks this newest data to better understand the current state of childcare and the critical trends that will impact us all.
Introductory remarks by Tasha Booker, CEO, Action for Children.
Featuring panelists Dr. Katherine Glenn-Applegate, Ph.D., Director of Child Care and Education Initiatives, Action for Children; Hannah Halbert, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio; Rhonda West, Owner and Administrator, Rhonda’s Daycare Service; Kara Wente, Director, The Ohio Department of Children and Youth, with moderator Jennifer Bullock, Anchor, NBC4, WCMH-TV.
If you would like to dive more deeply into this topic, our friends at the Columbus Metropolitan Library suggest checking out The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It)by Dan Wuori. 2024.
