How our work is making a difference
The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to conducting high-quality research that improves children’s learning and development at home, in school and in the community.
Our Work
Our work ranges from multi-year, federally funded projects that examine outcomes of thousands of children and families, to program evaluation work in our state, to smaller scale analyses and briefs meant to inform policy makers and practitioners.
Recent News
Introducing LIME The Learning Interactions Made for Everyone (LIME) project is recruiting preschool-aged children and their caregivers to participate in a research study. LIME is a 12-week adult-child
This week in Tuned In: Wright-Patt’s $38 million investment in child care for military families, nominations open for Crane’s 2025 Excellence in Early Childhood Awards, and fostering children’s STEM skills over summer break.
Two Crane researchers were recently awarded grants from Ohio State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement.
This week in Tuned In: Homelessness affects over 10,000 babies and toddlers in Ohio, ideas to sustain the benefits of pre-K attendance in kindergarten, and single mothers work together to design their own co-op housing community.