Step Up To Quality

The 'Step Up to Quality' program was created to increase the accountability of childcare programs that get state assistance. The Ohio Department of Job and Services said the program has made changes.

The money is intended to help different companies and organizations continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a little over a day till the deadline on Wednesday, the new two-year state budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine after overwhelmingly bipartisan votes in the House and Senate late Monday evening.

There are several points of contention to iron out as the Ohio House, Ohio Senate, and the governor's office work on a final budget proposal to spend more than $74 billion over the next two fiscal years.

Leaders of Ohio’s eight urban school districts are urging lawmakers working on reconciling the difference between House and Senate passed budgets to remember how the outcome will affect many students.

A group of business leaders and child care advocates are calling on lawmakers to reverse course on a change proposed in the state budget bill.

Toddlers at LCD Academy in Gahanna are learning about sea creatures. Watercolor sets are spread out on the table, and the kids paint on coffee filters…

Franklin County officials are raising concerns about looming requirements for child care providers. The mandate takes effect in 2020, but the county has a…