What's Happening in Ohio?

Organizations/Coalitions

Action for Children. A child care resource and referral agency serving central Ohio since 1972 that works with parents, child care providers, businesses, and community organizations to help promote the availability of quality child care services in the area.

For more information contact Diane Bennett at (614) 224-0222 ext. 149

Salary Surveys & Research

Salary Action for Children. Surveys child care salaries for teachers all over the country.

For more information contact Betsey Loeb at (614) 224-0222 ext.126

Scholarship Programs

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood ® Project. This program provides scholarships to early childhood professionals to obtain college credit towards earning a child development credential or college degree and increased compensation for the attainment of higher education.

For more information contact Alicia Leatherman of the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association at 614-849-0550 or by email at aleatherman@occrra.org

Tiered Reimbursement Rates

Ohio pays higher reimbursement rates to child care centers and family child care programs that are accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), American Montessori Society (AMS), MSAC, National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), NCAA.

Unionization

In September 2003, early care and education teachers who work directly with children in the at the Owens Community College Child Care Center and lab instructors from the same institution who work with college students preparing to become early care and education teachers, voted to “opt-in” to the existing faculty union, Owens Faculty Assocation/OFT-AFT.

For more information contact Shelley Kertesz by email at skertesz@owens.edu

Other Resources

Build Initiative. A multi-state partnership that helps coordinate policy initiatives to improve child care quality. For more information contact Robin Harris, Ohio United Way at 614-224-8146 or by email at robin_harris@ouw.org