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The most in-depth national study of how kids spend their time after school
• Largest study ever of supply and demand for afterschool.
• First conducted in 2002/2003 school year and released in 2004.
• Still widely cited by policymakers and media.
• Sponsored by JCPenney Afterschool Fund and research conducted by RTi.
Methodology• 29,754 households surveyed.• U.S. Mail sampling using IPSOS mail panel.• Same methodology as 2004 to ensure for trend-
ability of data.• 250 in depth responses from each state; total of
11,865 in depth responses.• Margin of Error = less than +/- 1 percent.
More than a quarter of America’s schoolchildren are on their own after the school day ends. – The number of children who are unsupervised in the
afternoons has risen from 14.3 million (25 percent) in 2004, to 15.1 million (26 percent) in 2009.
– Today, 30 percent of middle school students (3,722,219) and four percent of elementary school children (1,133,989) are unsupervised after the school bell rings.
Even in these difficult economic times, parents show strong support for afterschool programs.– Nine out of ten parents surveyed agree that there should be
“some type of organized activity or place for children and teens to go after school every day that provides opportunities to learn.”
– Eight out of ten parents surveyed support public funding for afterschool programs.
Parents see immense value in afterschool programs.– Nearly nine in ten parents (89 percent) are satisfied with the
afterschool programs their child attends. – The percentage of children currently participating in an
afterschool program has risen significantly since 2003 from 11 percent to 15 percent in 2009.
Demand for afterschool programs has risen dramatically in the past five years.– Two in five parents (38 percent) with children who do not
currently participate in an afterschool program say they would enroll their child in a program if one were available to them, which is a significant increase from the 30 percent seen in 2004.
Afterschool programs serve a high need population.– Relative to the 15 percent participation rate reported nationally,
participation in afterschool programs is higher among households that qualify for free and reduced price lunches. Participation is also higher among African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American and Native American households.
The economy is taking a toll on kids and families. – Parents cite a number of barriers to enrolling their children in afterschool
programs with more than half of parents (52 percent) citing cost and more than one in four reporting hours of operation (26 percent) and availability (27 percent) as reasons for non-participation.
– On average, parents who pay for afterschool programs pay $67 per week, up from an average of $44 per child per week five years ago.
– Nearly one in three households (31 percent) report that their children are spending more time in the care of a parent after school now than a year ago. Reasons include changes in work status and availability/affordability of programs.
– While overall satisfaction with afterschool programs remains consistent since 2004, mean satisfaction is down on several factors, including cost, location and number of days/hours per day a child can attend a program.
10%10%14%
15%(8.4M)
24%
70%
26%(15.1M)
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Parent orGuardian
Self Care Another Adult -Relative
AfterschoolProgram
Sibling Care ChildcareFacility
Another Adult -Non-Relative
% o
f R
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(Mill
ions
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K-1
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hild
ren)
Types of Care
America After 3PM2009 Compared to 2004
National Percentages
2009 2004
Percentage of Kids in Afterschool Programs
15% 11%
Percentage of Kids in Self Care 26% 25%
Percentage of Kids in Sibling Care
14% 11%
Percentage of Parents Satisfied with Afterschool Program
89% 91%
Percentage of Kids Who Would Participate if a Program were
Available
38% 30%
Grade Level Look at Afterschool Participation
Grade level
% children in grade level in afterschool
Number of childrenin afterschool
Grades K to 5 17% 4,505,912
Grades 6 to 8 12% 1,391,495
Grades 9 to 12 7% 1,095,297
All Grades 15% 8.4 million
Kids in Afterschool by Grade Level
70%
12%
18%
ES
MS
HS
Kids in Afterschool by Ethnicity
14%
14%
60%
1%8%
African-American
Hispanic
Caucasian
Asian
NativeAmerican
-On average, kids in afterschool programs participate three days per week for an average of eight hours per week.-41 percent of the 8.4 million kids in afterschool programs are from free/reduced lunch households.
Afterschool Program Providers
10%11%16%
43%
16%19%
05
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BGCA
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Sch
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Religi
ous O
rgan
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Privat
e Sch
ool
City/T
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% o
f R
esp
on
den
ts
Grade Level Look at Self Care
Grade level
% of children in grade level in self care
Number of childrenin self care
Grades K to 5 4% 1,133,989
Grades 6 to 8 30% 3,722,219
Grades 9 to12 55% 8,640,751
All Grades 26% 15.1 million
Kids in Self Care by Grade Level
11%
28%
61%
ES
MS
HS
Kids in Self-Care by Ethnicity
13%
11%
71%
1%3% African-American
Hispanic
Caucasian
Asian
NativeAmerican
-Of the 15.1 million kids in self care, 45 percent are from free/reduced lunch households.-Kids in self care spend an average of eight hoursper week unsupervised.
15.3 M18.5 M
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
2004 2009Mill
ions
of
K-1
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hild
ren
Non-Participants Likely to Participate in Afterschool Program If One Were AvailableDemand for Afterschool
Grade Level Look at Kids Who Would Participate if an Afterschool Program Were Available
Grade level
% of children in grade level likely to participate
Number of childrenlikely to participate
Grades K to 5 41% 6,546,590
Grades 6 to 8 36% 3,143,596
Grades 9 to 12 32% 3,745,100
All Grades 38% 18.5 million
Likely Participants by Grade Level
59%20%
21%ES
MS
HS
Likely Participants by Ethnicity
20%
10%
60%
2%3% African-
American
Hispanic
Caucasian
Asian
NativeAmerican
18.5 million kids would participate if a program wereavailable. 52 percent of likely participants are from
free/reduced lunch households.
Extremely Satisfied
51%Somewhat Satisfied
38%
Neutral7%
Dissatisfied5%
Satisfaction with Afterschool Programs
89 percent overall satisfaction rating
CompletelyAgree63%
SomewhatAgree27%
Neutral8%
Disagree2%
Agreement that Kids Need Afterschool Programs
90 percent overall agreement
Neutral11%
Soppose 6%
Favor Public Funding
66%
Oppose 6%
Support for Public Funding for Afterschool
TOP TEN
STATES
FOR
AFTERSCHOOL
1. Hawaii
2. Arizona
3. New York
4. California
5. New Jersey
6. Virginia
7. New Mexico
8. Florida
9. Texas
10. North Carolina
New York National
% Rank %
Afterschool Program Participation rate 21 2 15
Average # hours in Afterschool Program per week/per child 8.66 14 8.14
Self Care Participation rate 25 8 26
Qualify for reduced price lunch among program participants 44 14 41
Satisfaction with ASP availability (top 2 box summary) 60 16 57
Satisfaction with ASP program (top box summary) 55 15 51
Program Satisfaction (top 2 box summary)
Quality care 78 23 79
Variety of activities 76 19 74
Cost 51 44 63
• Top 10 States – Afterschool Program – Feature Satisfaction
% Extremely/Somewhat Satisfied
63%
74%
74%
76%
77%
79%
79%
82%
82%
TOTAL
Washington
Colorado
North Carolina
Missouri
Wisconsin
Arizona
Vermont
Montana
COST of AFTERSCHOOL
STATES ON
THE MOVE
1. Minnesota
2. Washington
3. Maryland
4. Oregon
5. Massachusetts
6. Ohio
Takeaways• We have seen progress. There are more kids in
afterschool programs.• But, there is also greater demand:
– more kids are on their own after school– more families who would sign their kids up if a
program were available• Economy is having an impact.• Have to accelerate our efforts if we’re going to make
sure all kids have access to quality programs.