NCASE Offerings:
Panel on Combining Resources to Support Quality Out-of-School Time Programs
NCASE hosted this webinar with panelists from New Jersey and Vermont to discuss how to enhance out-of-school (OST) programs by combining resources at the state level. This resource supports equity. Also, see the companion brief: Combining Resources to Support Quality Out-of-School Time Programs, which describes sources, methods, and strategies for combining and managing funds.
Serving Special Populations Effectively in Out-of-School Time Webinar
In this webinar, presenters from NCASE and the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, share insights from research and practice on students with identified challenges characterized as special populations. Also see the companion brief Serving Special Populations Effectively in Out-of-School Time, which explores specific groups within the special population context and identifies ways to authentically encourage engagement in OST activities.
From the Office of Child Care:
Human-Centered Design for CCDF Lead Agencies
The human-centered design (HCD) approach keeps the people you serve at the center of your work as you identify root causes of key problems and ensure improvements to service delivery and products are driven by the needs of the people who use them. In this webinar, members of the Child Care State Capacity Building Center Consumer Education Team introduce key concepts and practical tools to help CCDF Lead Agencies apply HCD principles to their work.
The NCASE Resource Library is consistently updated with valuable resources from a variety of organizations. Please check out the 400+ curated resources in topical areas like workforce support, equity, health and wellness, and summer learning.
From the Child Care and Education Field:
Federal Alignment with Research-Based Practices on School-Age Development and Well-Being
This brief by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation examines the extent to which afterschool and youth development policies and practices in federal programs align with research-based practices to promote well-being and healthy development (e.g., positive relationships, rich learning experiences, environments focused on safety and belonging).
Out-of-School Time Job Quality Standards
To promote job quality and workforce stability in the OST sector, the National AfterSchool Association created these OST Job Quality Standards (JQS). They provide a standard structure for defining and discussing “good jobs” in OST. The Standards are based on the Job Quality Framework and include four overarching pillars—core, support, opportunity, and voice—plus 16 elements and 67 observable indicators. The JQS Usage Guide & Assessment tool offers a roadmap for various audiences on how to use the standards.
The National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care.