To support State efforts to provide quality afterschool opportunities,
the Child Care Bureau awarded a technical assistance contract on
out-of-school time to The Finance Project. The Afterschool
Investments project provides technical assistance to Child Care
and Development Fund grantees and other State and local leaders
supporting afterschool efforts.
Professional Development Audio Conference: Creating a Credential for a School-Age Workforce
On April 24, 2008, the Afterschool Investments project held an audio conference for State and Regional Office staff on the history, development and implementation of school-age credentials as part of the larger professional development system. The panelists discussed the Military School-Age Credential, Connecticut’s Credential in After School Education, and Missouri’s Youth Development Credential. This event was based on information found in a recent strategy brief released by Afterschool Investments. Please visit our Technical Assistance Activities page for more information about the audio conference, including the transcript and recording.
Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool Programs
Most tiered quality ratings systems were designed with early care providers in mind, but are readily adaptable to providers that care for school-age children. For those providers who only serve school-age children, adapting the ratings systems is more challenging. This brief outlines issues in adapting tiered quality ratings for those caring for school-age children; offers suggestions for adaptations; and provides examples of innovative solutions that states are proposing. (HTML | PDF)
School-Age Children in Regulated Family Child Care Settings
This publication explores the role of licensed family child care providers in caring for school-age children. It outlines steps that states can take to better support these providers in serving school-age or mixed-age groups and addresses information gaps in the field where further research is needed. (HTML | PDF)
Building Professional Development Systems for the Afterschool Field
This publication provides a snapshot of state and local approaches to building professional development systems for school-age care professionals, highlighting the shared challenges these systems face and the common components of sustainable professional development systems. (HTML | PDF)
State Child Care Subsidy Administration Policies for School-Age Care
This strategy brief examines subsidy administration policies and practices with regard to how they promote access to care for school-age children. It explores how states establish provider reimbursement rates for school-age care, determine co-payments for families with children in school, and develop strategies to facilitate the transitions between part-time care during the school year and full-time care during school and summer breaks.
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The Afterschool Investments project continues to highlight major new state investments in afterschool programs. Click HERE to learn more about recent state developments.
