Overview

You may have noticed out-of-school-time care is burgeoning. As more families have two working parents, states and school districts are swooping in to provide supervision of children before and after school, during school breaks, and during the summer. And, as these programs grow, they continue to adapt to new approaches of out-of-school learning. Gone are the days of board games and swing sets! School's Out: Challenges and Solutions for School-Age Programs will cover all bases of creating a quality program: - What quality school-age care looks like - Forms of out-of-school-time care - Standards, credentials, accreditation--what they are, and how to get them - Licensing, regulations, health, safety, risk management, supervision and nutrition - Roles of the teachers and administrators

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High-quality programs for children just don't happen and high-quality books about school-age programs don't either. School's Out: Challenges and Solutions for School-Age Programs is a well-designed, informative resource written by two individuals with extensive experience in the afterschool field. A great dive into the school-age childcare field, the importance of afterschool programming, and what it means to operate a high-quality program. This book showcases the many components of providing a nurturing and engaging environment for all school-age children. Each chapter outlines targeted areas, from basic safety to developing family and community partnerships, in which school-age professionals need to excel, in order to provide high-quality care for children. The book not only provides pertinent background knowledge school-age professionals need to succeed, it reviews relevant examples, complete with challenges and solutions, to support practical application. An excellent resource and a must read for all school-age professionals! -- Erin Broderick, Capacity Building Director, New York State Network for Youth Success A complete, concise, consensus of best practices in before/after school aged care. Every aspect of what to consider as you plan, set up, and oversee programs for these ages in a variety of settings is fully discussed. The appendix is full of great additional resources for the practitioner to utilize. A much needed updated exploration of the state of after school care. -- Lois M. Ingellis, Adjunct, Empire State College, SUNY School's Out provides a strong description of the elements needed in high quality school-age care. Drs. Galuski and Rider go beyond the basics by describing a curriculum framework that focuses on observing children, considering their developmental characteristics and interests and discussing how these factors effect care. Their book provides scenarios and challenges that illustrate the complexity of school-age care today. Furthermore, they encourage the reader to provide an interesting and engaging program and supply numerous ways and resources to accomplish this. This text should be on the shelf of every after-school program as a training resources and an on going reference. -- Mary Ellen Bardsley, Professor, Niagara University

"""School's Out"" provides a strong description of the elements needed in high quality school-age care. Drs. Galuski and Rider go beyond the basics by describing a curriculum framework that focuses on observing children, considering their developmental characteristics and interests and discussing how these factors effect care. Their book provides scenarios and challenges that illustrate the complexity of school-age care today. Furthermore, they encourage the reader to provide an interesting and engaging program and supply numerous ways and resources to accomplish this. This text should be on the shelf of every after-school program as a training resources and an on going reference. -- Mary Ellen Bardsley, Professor, Niagara University ""A complete, concise, consensus of best practices in before/after school aged care. Every aspect of what to consider as you plan, set up, and oversee programs for these ages in a variety of settings is fully discussed. The appendix is full of great additional resources for the practitioner to utilize. A much needed updated exploration of the state of after school care."" -- Lois M. Ingellis, Adjunct, Empire State College, SUNY ""High-quality programs for children just don't happen and high-quality books about school-age programs don't either. School's Out: Challenges and Solutions for School-Age Programs is a well-designed, informative resource written by two individuals with extensive experience in the afterschool field. A great dive into the school-age childcare field, the importance of afterschool programming, and what it means to operate a high-quality program. This book showcases the many components of providing a nurturing and engaging environment for all school-age children. Each chapter outlines targeted areas, from basic safety to developing family and community partnerships, in which school-age professionals need to excel, in order to provide high-quality care for children. The book not only provides pertinent background knowledge school-age professionals need to succeed, it reviews relevant examples, complete with challenges and solutions, to support practical application. An excellent resource and a must read for all school-age professionals!"" -- Erin Broderick, Capacity Building Director, New York State Network for Youth Success"

High-quality programs for children just don't happen and high-quality books about school-age programs don't either. School's Out: Challenges and Solutions for School-Age Programs is a well-designed, informative resource written by two individuals with extensive experience in the afterschool field. A great dive into the school-age childcare field, the importance of afterschool programming, and what it means to operate a high-quality program. This book showcases the many components of providing a nurturing and engaging environment for all school-age children. Each chapter outlines targeted areas, from basic safety to developing family and community partnerships, in which school-age professionals need to excel, in order to provide high-quality care for children. The book not only provides pertinent background knowledge school-age professionals need to succeed, it reviews relevant examples, complete with challenges and solutions, to support practical application. An excellent resource and a must read for all school-age professionals! -- Erin Broderick, Capacity Building Director, New York State Network for Youth Success A complete, concise, consensus of best practices in before/after school aged care. Every aspect of what to consider as you plan, set up, and oversee programs for these ages in a variety of settings is fully discussed. The appendix is full of great additional resources for the practitioner to utilize. A much needed updated exploration of the state of after school care. -- Lois M. Ingellis, Adjunct, Empire State College, SUNY

Author Information

Tracy Galuski, PhD, is associate professor, faculty online coordinator, and department chair of educational studies at Empire State College, State University of New York. She earned her PhD in elementary education/early childhood education from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Arlene Rider, PhD, is professor, online curriculum coordinator for educational studies, and chair of the curriculum committee for social and behavioral sciences at Empire State College, SUNY. She has 18+ years experience with Network for Youth Success as an instructor, advisor, and endorser.

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