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Speakers warn Ohio faces childcare funding cliff; call for sustained state dollars and workforce support
Summary
Panelists said Ohio must identify sustainable public funding and strengthen the childcare workforce to avoid losing services when one‑time federal dollars expire; they cited a $600 million funding gap to maintain current service levels.
Panelists at a Columbus Metro Club forum urged state and local leaders to secure sustained public funding and workforce supports for childcare, saying the region and state risk losing capacity when temporary federal funds end.
Lynn Ann Gutierrez, president and CEO of Groundwork Ohio, said Ohio must fill roughly $600 million in state funding to maintain current publicly funded childcare capacity beyond the next biennial budget. “To maintain the statewide publicly funded child care system next budget… we have…
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