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Home-visiting, preschool and childcare advocates press Senate to restore early-childhood funding and eligibility in HB 96
Summary
Public-health nurses, preschool and early-childhood advocates urged the Senate to restore the governor’s or House’s proposed funding for evidence-based home visiting (Family Connects), keep investments in high-quality preschool and expand childcare eligibility to help families, raise kindergarten readiness and reduce later costs.
Emily Hosington, director of nursing at Darke County General Health District, told the committee that Family Connects home visits—delivered by public-health nurses—reduce emergency-room visits and lower postpartum anxiety and asked the Senate to reinstate full funding of the evidence-based Family Connects Ohio program in the Department of Children and Youth budget. Hosington said early postpartum visits allow nurses to screen for postpartum depression earlier than the standard 6-week checkup and to refer families to…
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