COLUMBUS, Ohio — The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care in the state.

Members of the business and advocacy sectors also joined in to ask for further supports for those who take care of the state’s children while the children’s parents work.

They all spoke in support of Ohio House Bill 484 , which would create a pilot program within the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to allow child care workers to themselves receive Publicly Funded Child Care regardless of household income.

The pilot program would last from fiscal year 2026 to 2027 if approved, similar to measures states like Michigan and Kentucky have already put into practice.

Tashianna Kwakye said the legislation represents an optimi

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