Child care programs take hits in Ohio Senate budget, even a Republican-supported one

Child care programs take hits in Ohio Senate budget, even a Republican-supported one

The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.The Ohio Senate-approved budget keeps eligibility for state-supported child care at levels that state leaders and advocates say is one of the worst in the country, and eliminates a cost-sharing model for child care that was supported by Republicans in both chambers.Eligibility for Publicly Funded Child …