Evaluates the MOST initiative, which was launched in 1994 in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to imp... more Evaluates the MOST initiative, which was launched in 1994 in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to improve the quantity and quality of before- and after-school programs for 5- to 14-year-olds, especially for families in low-income communities
iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study would not have been possible without the participation of, after-sch... more iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study would not have been possible without the participation of, after-school program directors and staff, agency directors, trainers, educators, and other researchers in the field of
Afterschool programs—programs for children and youth that happen regularly after school on weekda... more Afterschool programs—programs for children and youth that happen regularly after school on weekdays, weekends, and during the summer—aim to keep young people safe and to foster skills needed to succeed in school and life. As concerns about every child’s well-being and the quality of education in low-income communities have mounted, cities are increasingly implementing strategies to ensure that afterschool programs are high quality and widely available. To this end, a growing number of cities have invested in afterschool systems to coordinate disparate programs and funding streams.
As a result of policy changes following welfare reform in 1996 and the costs associated with prov... more As a result of policy changes following welfare reform in 1996 and the costs associated with providing high-quality early care and education for children of low-income working families, agency collaboration in the state of Illinois has become an increasingly salient feature of subsidized early care and education programs (SECE). The authors examine how the three major subsidized early care and education programs in Illinois collaborate to meet the diverse needs of low-income children and families. Based on an in-depth literature review and semistructured interviews with state and local stakeholders, the authors find that collaboration in the SECE system is frequent, despite different program eligibility criteria, guidelines, performance expectations, perspectives on quality measures, and mechanisms for monitoring. However, the extent to which collaboration occurs is not well understood, which may affect how stakeholders interpret the impact of publicly funded early care and educatio...
Title: Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluat... more Title: Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluation Conducted by Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. ... Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluation ...
Evaluates the MOST initiative, which was launched in 1994 in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to imp... more Evaluates the MOST initiative, which was launched in 1994 in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to improve the quantity and quality of before- and after-school programs for 5- to 14-year-olds, especially for families in low-income communities
iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study would not have been possible without the participation of, after-sch... more iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study would not have been possible without the participation of, after-school program directors and staff, agency directors, trainers, educators, and other researchers in the field of
Afterschool programs—programs for children and youth that happen regularly after school on weekda... more Afterschool programs—programs for children and youth that happen regularly after school on weekdays, weekends, and during the summer—aim to keep young people safe and to foster skills needed to succeed in school and life. As concerns about every child’s well-being and the quality of education in low-income communities have mounted, cities are increasingly implementing strategies to ensure that afterschool programs are high quality and widely available. To this end, a growing number of cities have invested in afterschool systems to coordinate disparate programs and funding streams.
As a result of policy changes following welfare reform in 1996 and the costs associated with prov... more As a result of policy changes following welfare reform in 1996 and the costs associated with providing high-quality early care and education for children of low-income working families, agency collaboration in the state of Illinois has become an increasingly salient feature of subsidized early care and education programs (SECE). The authors examine how the three major subsidized early care and education programs in Illinois collaborate to meet the diverse needs of low-income children and families. Based on an in-depth literature review and semistructured interviews with state and local stakeholders, the authors find that collaboration in the SECE system is frequent, despite different program eligibility criteria, guidelines, performance expectations, perspectives on quality measures, and mechanisms for monitoring. However, the extent to which collaboration occurs is not well understood, which may affect how stakeholders interpret the impact of publicly funded early care and educatio...
Title: Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluat... more Title: Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluation Conducted by Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. ... Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluation ...
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