Accountability for after-school care : devising standards and measuring adherence to them / / Megan Beckett, Angela Hawken, Alison Jacknowitz.

Increasing numbers of children are participating in after-school programs, and with more federal and state funding the number of such programs is likely to grow. This growth has been occurring, however, with little guidance as to what program features or practices might be most helpful in nurturing...

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Year of Publication:2001
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (127 p.)
Notes:"MR-1411-SSCCP"--P. 4 of cover."
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Summary:Increasing numbers of children are participating in after-school programs, and with more federal and state funding the number of such programs is likely to grow. This growth has been occurring, however, with little guidance as to what program features or practices might be most helpful in nurturing the educational achievement, emotional development, and health of the children involved. This book helps fill that need for guidance by offering a set of 18 model practices against which after-school programs can be evaluated. The authors provide ways to score adherence to the criteria, from excell
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p.101-105).
ISBN:0833033824
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Megan Beckett, Angela Hawken, Alison Jacknowitz.