Posts Tagged ‘Early Child Development’

Finance Fund Welcomes Ohio General Assembly leaders to special open house highlighting Ohio community development

On Wed., April 21, we proudly hosted several state legislators, community leaders and Finance Fund project partners at the Capital Club in downtown Columbus. It was an excellent opportunity to share how Finance Fund has positively impacted some of the state’s most distressed communities. We highlighted four partnership “success stories,” including Ohio Basic Minerals in [...]

Miami Valley Head Start Facility Welcomes Renovations

It was bound to happen. Today I walked into a discussion of diapers. Being old school I place diapers in four general categories; cloth/disposable and empty/full but come to find out there are all kinds of sub groups of the first categorization and all kinds of options for the second. It appears “diaper” technology has [...]

A Lesson in Cognitive Development

As Ohio families get ready to send their children back to school, I can’t help but reflect on how our society treats its youngest members. What long-term impact will our education and childcare systems have on future generations? A study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that children in the United States [...]

Early Child Development Facilities: Time for some action

Sometimes I am content that memories fade with time. Remembrances of childhood or growing up years are always made bettered by lack of memory. I do not, however, feel that activities and discussions concerning state and national child care facilities needs that have taken place over the years have made things better. In 2002 I [...]