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Equity in Out-of-School Time

Discover new resources, frameworks, and tools to advance equity and ensure all children have access to high-quality learning opportunities

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Out-of-School Workforce Supports

Explore resources to support the out-of-school time workforce, including strategies for recruiting & retaining staff, supporting their mental health needs, and providing professional development.

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Mental Health and Wellness

Access a collection of resources to support mental health and wellness for children and staff.

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LGBTQ+ Supports

Resources to support LGBTQ+ children in OST.

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Social - Emotional Learning and Mental Health Toolkit: Support for Systems and Programs
This NCASE Out-of-School Time Toolkit was developed to support OST/school-age child care system leaders, technical assistance associates, and program providers.

SEL 3 Signature Practices Playbook: A Tool That Supports Systemic SEL
This toolkit provides hands-on activities that can be used with youth or adults to build social and emotional skills, including self and social awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, and relationship skills. 

NCASE Out-of-School Time Professional Development System Building Toolkit
This toolkit was designed to assist states as they strengthen existing and build new professional development systems inclusive of school-age providers.

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Invisible Children, Invisible Families: A Blueprint for Supporting the Child Care Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Families
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…
Funding Out-of-School-Time Programs--Now and in the Future
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…
Sustainable Approaches to Funding Out-of-School Time Programs
As the sunset of ESSER and ARPA funding nears, system leaders and practitioners are concerned about the sustainability of youth-serving programs. In this…
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