EXCERPT FROM: The New York Times
By Sabrina Tavernise
ELYRIA, Ohio — Dinner (chicken and mashed potatoes) was long over, teeth were brushed, and a rousing game of Monopoly had come to a close. It was 9 p.m., and the children nestled into bed under blankets emblazoned with superheroes.

EXCERPT FROM: Reuters
By Kerry Grens
(Reuters Health) - Potential playground hazards, a focus on classroom learning and boring play equipment have children spending too little time being physically active at daycare, according to a survey of staff members at child care centers in Ohio.

EXCERPT FROM: The Columbus Dispatch
By Catherine Candisky
Ohio could get as much as $70 million in federal money to help better prepare youngsters for kindergarten.

EXCERPT FROM: Springfield News-Sun
By Josh Sweigart
Taxpayers spend $420 more per child subsidizing child care in Clark County than in neighboring Champaign County, according to a Springfield News-Sun analysis of the program meant to help low-income parents hold jobs.

EXCERPT FROM: News Net 5
By Joe Pagonakis
CLEVELAND - Picking a new day care for your children can be a painstaking process that can take weeks of interviews, visits and research.

EXCERPT FROM: WTOL.com
By Matt Wright
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Some local day care owners say they may have to shut down because it's taking weeks longer than normal to get the state money they count on. The money subsidizes child care for low-income students, so their parents can work.

EXCERPT FROM: Fox 8 Ohio
By Roc Woodrum
CLEVELAND— Parents dropping off their kids at a Cleveland day-care Tuesday morning were surprised to learn the facility had closed its doors.

EXERPT FROM: WTOL.com
By Matt Wright
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - The soaring cost of childcare can be a barrier for low-income parents to work. Ohio's childcare assistance program was meant to change that, but as the economy floundered, more people began taking advantage of the program and its cost ballooned. In Lucas County alone, it rose to $32 million in 2010.

EXCERPT FROM: WKYC.com
By Jennifer Lindgren
ROCKY RIVER -- For parents who are out of work, it can seem like an impossible problem to solve: How to interview for jobs when you can't afford to pay for your child's daycare.

EXERPT FROM: 33 News
By Staff
A daycare center in Austintown that specializes in children with autism is feeling the effects of the economy. The owner is trying to do all she can to keep it running after opening less than 2 years ago.