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This study used data collected in fall 2022 from 9,210 youth who attended one of 80 overnight Jewish camps in U.S. and Canada, as well as 3,524 staff. The study found a correlation between staff well-being and youth well-being: in camps where staff felt they received adequate training to support youth social-emotional development and mental health, and they felt supported and listened to, were the camps where parents felt their children were well supported. This resource supports resiliency.
This toolkit from the Center for American Progress provides information, resources, and state examples to help state policymakers advocate for increased investments in their child care and early learning systems. It includes ideas for increasing access through changes in subsidy policy, targeting high-need areas, supporting family child care and family, friend, and neighbor care, and eliminating suspension and expulsion. It includes information on messaging and links to a data dashboard with information on each state. There is a related webinar, Building a Comprehensive State Child Care Agenda, here. This resource supports equity.
These State Fact Sheets provide an overview of state information on child care supply and capacity, child care prices, QRIS and national accreditation, and child care referrals. School-age state system planners can find information on the total capacity (slots) for school-age children, the number of school-age programs participating in QRIS and how many slots they have; and the number of programs at the highest QRIS level and their associated slots.
This toolkit by the State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) and National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) is designed to provide an overview of implementation science approaches in process consultation. It includes information on the five active implementation frameworks, and an assessment and implementation drivers' checklist that includes strengths-based questions that a school-age TA professional can use to help create a quality improvement plan for a program.
This tool by The National Workforce Registry Alliance uses 2023 landscape survey data from 45 member registries to illustrate the current state of registries nationwide. Data collected includes information on registration participation; roles and settings; demographics and qualifications; career ladders and competencies; compensation and professional development support; and system integration and workforce well-being. These data may be useful for making policies and investments, as well as doing research on the workforce. This resource supports equity.
This updated policy statement from DHHS and the U.S. Department of Education underscores the urgency in improving services for children with disabilities. It includes the science-based benefits and the legal foundation for inclusion, recommendations for state policies to strengthen inclusion, as well as state examples of promising practices. This resource supports resiliency. This resource supports equity.
Today's youth are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety. One way that schools and other youth organizations can provide support is by implementing a wellness room for kids who need space to sort out their emotions. This issue brief outlines benefits and offers tips for creating and using wellness rooms. This resource supports resiliency.
On December 6, 2024 the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment and the National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance hosted a webinar highlighting tips and resources to help school-age child care providers build or enhance their business practices and create sustainable Out-of-School Time programs. Attendees had the opportunity to explore budgeting, marketing, and staffing considerations for OST programs; along with materials including the NCASE Business Practices Tips for Out-of-School Time Child Care tip sheet.
This issue brief is the result of several years examining the child care needs of Native American families, based on the first-ever national survey of Native parents, analysis of 184 Tribal Child Care Plans, site visits, and dozens of interviews with tribal leaders, parents, and tribal child care personnel. Tribal child care is systematically underfunded, and although tribal governments would like to support all members, they often lack the jurisdiction and funding to serve the 87% who live outside a reservation. The blueprint includes recommendations to: (1) strengthen communication and collaboration between state governments and tribes; (2) open new approaches for tribes to serve members living off-reservation; (3) reform federal funding to address tribal needs; and (4) address historical trauma. This resource supports equity.
With pandemic funding coming to an end, advocates and program providers must plan now for a thoughtful, long-term approach to funding out of-school time programs with other federal, state, and local funding sources. This fact sheet highlights some of the potential funding sources that can support out-of-school time programs including federal and state sources, tax revenues, bonds, fees, assets, and settlements, with many state and city examples. There is a related webinar, Sustainable Approaches to Funding OST Programs.