Child Care

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio's largest single-site employer, is investing $38 million in a new child development center. This project aims to support military families and cut down on the wait list for care.

The Ohio Farm Bureau wants to create a health plan without oversight from the Department of Insurance. Supporters say this can help bridge a critical health care gap. But some medical groups have concerns.

In East Dayton, there’s a new child care center on Dover Street. It’s a collaborative effort between Head Start and Miami Valley Child Development Centers.

The Children's Defense Fund of Ohio is optimistic about proposals in DeWine's budget, which leaders say would help children living in poverty.

Gov. Mike DeWine called access to quality childcare essential for Ohio's businesses an economy. He was speaking at a Dayton summit, days before he revealed his third and final budget.

Ohio is facing a child care crisis. Groundwork Ohio reports 30% of Ohioans can't access child care. Infant center-based care in Montgomery County annually costs $14,189 on average.

Wright Patterson Air Force Base is expanding its child care center to provide more services to its families. On average, 250 to 350 children are on the active waiting list.

Child care advocates and providers from across Ohio lobbied state lawmakers Wednesday to boost funding to the child care system in Ohio, which they say is facing a crisis with workforce shortages and parents unable to afford those services.

Operation Stop CPS has teamed up with the Dayton community to advocate for the return of the Brooks twins to their birth parents. And while the judge ruled for the kids to be returned, CPS objected to the ruling.

Senator Brown and other discussed the positive impact of the federal child tax credits and how they can help families.

Here in rural Ohio there are about three children for every one licensed childcare slot.