Families, Parks and Recreation

Mayor's Children and Education Initiative

Ensuring Constructive Engagement During Out-of-School Time

Academic Enrichment Project:
Learning Point Associates has created this web site containing examples of high-quality academic enrichment activities gathered from afterschool programs across the country. The site also includes tools to help programs improve their academic enrichment activities.

Afterschool.Gov:
This web site offers links and referrals to a variety of afterschool resources, including a database of more than 100 grant and loan programs from the federal government. Program development information and resources can be found by clicking on "Activities."

Extended Learning and Development Opportunities:
As part of their High Poverty Schools Initiative, the Council of Chief State School Officers profiles successful extended learning programs and the policies and practices related to their implementation and maintenance.

Extra Learning Opportunities:
Produced and maintained by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, this web site houses a range of resources relevant to state and local leaders in afterschool, including a database of state activities around extra learning opportunities, quarterly newsletters with new information on policies and practices around the country, and links to additional resources.

National AfterSchool Association (NAA):
NAA promotes national standards of quality school-age care for children and youth 5 to 14 years old, and grants accreditation to programs meeting the standards. The web site includes links to various resources, including state affiliates’ web sites.

National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC):
NCCIC, a project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system. The web site includes resource lists and other pages dedicated to school-age care and youth development.

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST):
NIOST is a national leader in providing highly interactive, research based training for directors and staff, school administrators, community leaders, and others committed to providing high quality afterschool programs for children and youth. Publications address a variety of topics, from worker compensation to curriculum planning.

National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning:
The National Partnership is identifying afterschool programs that demonstrate exemplary or promising practices in providing high-quality, research-based academic content. Sites will receive technical assistance, and the National Partnership will produce technical assistance toolkits addressing academic content areas.

Promising Practices in Afterschool:
Developed and maintained by the Academy for Educational Development, this web site offers descriptions of promising practices in afterschool programming and policymaking in several key areas.