Opportunities for Policy Leadership on Afterschool Care. Policy Briefing Series. Issue 5

Autor/inn/en	Kang, Andrew; Weber, Julie
Institution	Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Titel	Opportunities for Policy Leadership on Afterschool Care. Policy Briefing Series. Issue 5
Quelle	(2010), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Opportunities; Educational Policy; After School Programs; Program Descriptions; Access to Education; School Business Relationship; Family Work Relationship; State Policy; State Action; Information Sources; Child Care; Latchkey Children; Child Advocacy; Leadership Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Staatliche Intervention; Information source; Informationsquelle; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Schlüsselkind; Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft
Abstract	For most full-time employed parents, the gap between the end of the school day and the time they arrive home from work adds up to about 20 to 25 hours per week. Thus, many parents look to afterschool programs to satisfy their desire for safe, enriching experiences for their children while they are working. "Afterschool" is the general term used to describe an array of safe, structured programs that provide children and youth with a range of supervised activities designed to encourage learning and development outside of the typical school day. This paper answers the following questions about afterschool programs: (1) What is afterschool care?; (2) Why is afterschool care a policy matter?; (3) Use and availability of afterschool care; (4) How does afterschool care affect business?; (5) State policy initiatives; and (6) Where to get more information? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Sloan Work and Family Research Network. Department of Sociology University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Fax: 215-898-2124; e-mail: workandfamily@sas.upenn.edu; Web site: http://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10