[YL] New Resources from the Afterschool Investments Project

[Soumya Bhat]

New Resources from the Afterschool Investments Project


 

We are pleased to announce that new products have been added to the
Afterschool Investments website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/.
The Afterschool Investments project, a Child Care Bureau-supported
initiative, provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development
Fund (CCDF) grantees and other state and local leaders to support
afterschool efforts.  The Finance Project manages the Afterschool
Investments project and has developed the following new resources:

                                    

*	Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool
Programs 
*	School-Age Children in Regulated Family Child Care Settings
*	Building Professional Development Systems for the Afterschool
Field
*	State Child Care Subsidy Administration Policies for School-Age
Care

 Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool Programs

Executive Summary: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/QRSexecutivesummary.pdf

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.  This
publication is available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/qrs_afterschool.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. This publication is available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/family_childcare.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.
This brief is available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/pd_systems.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.  This brief is available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/subsidy_policies.pdf

 

 

For more information about the project, contact The Afterschool
Investments Project at (202) 587-1000 Email: 
afterschool at financeproject.org; or on the web at 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/. 

 

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