Preschool funding

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Matt Damschroder visited the Murtis Taylor Child Care Center at the Kathryn R. Tyler Center in Cleveland Thursday to see the impact of new upgrades to the building, paid for, in part, by the local nonprofit PRE4CLE’s Early Learning Spaces program.

Cleveland’s preschools — and families with young children — were hit hard by the pandemic, and the numbers bear that out, according to a new report from Cleveland nonprofit PRE4CLE. That means a renewed push is needed to improve preschool options and access, according to PRE4CLE's updated plan.

A national report says Ohio’s pre-K system is lagging, which a researcher largely blames on a lack of resources for the system. The National Institute for…