The Office of Early Learning and School Readiness transitioned to the Ohio Department of Children and Youth and supports early care and education initiatives that connect educators, families, and youth to education services and supports.
School Age programs are those programs that support early learning for students from kindergarten on up. In this area you will find information about school age child care licensing, school age childcare programs, state laws and rules about kindergarten and the kindergarten readiness assessment, among other things.