Why Child Care—and Your Voice—Matters More Than Ever
What does your family need? What’s missing in your community? What would make living, working, and raising your children in Northeast Ohio easier for you?
Starting Point is working with state leaders to gather honest feedback about what families, caregivers, and communities really need when it comes to child care, youth services, and everyday support. We’re conducting a Community Needs Assessment; your voice belongs in it.
This survey isn’t just a form. It’s a tool to tell your family’s side of the story. If you’ve struggled to find child care that fits your work schedule, searched endlessly for after-school activities, or felt like no one understands what your family is going through, we want to hear from you. Not just the families we already serve. Not just the programs we already know. Everyone. Especially you.
Here's why this matters, especially now:
- The state is listening: Your anonymous feedback will help shape Ohio’s next big investments in family support, child care, and after-school services. But if you don’t speak up, your needs might go unnoticed.
- No family is the same: Whether you’re raising kids in a rural town, juggling multiple jobs, navigating kinship care, or just trying to make ends meet, we want to know what life really looks like for you.
- Change starts with being counted: This is how we prove what’s broken—and what’s working. Your experience can guide smarter policies, stronger services, and a more responsive system for all families.
If you’ve ever felt like the system doesn’t work for your family, this is your moment to help fix it. So, we need honest, diverse voices from every corner of Northeast Ohio: parents, Grandparents, Guardians, Youth, Community partners, or anyone who cares about children and families.
Tell us what’s working. Tell us what’s not. Tell us what you need. Because the only way to build a better system is to start with your voice.
