Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) Director Kara Wente announced the launch of the Child Care Cred Program, a $10 million program making child care more affordable for working families while helping Ohio businesses strengthen their workforce.

The program was created through Ohio’s SFY26–SFY27 biennial budget and is designed to tackle one of the state’s biggest workforce challenges: access to affordable child care.

“The new Child Care Cred Program is designed to help Ohio’s families get access to childcare,” said Governor DeWine. “And, when parents have quality childcare, Ohio’s employers have productive employees who are not worried about their kids during work. It is a win for Ohio’s working families and for businesses.”

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