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Page 1: The most in-depth national study of how kids spend their time after school

The most in-depth national study of how kids spend their time after school

Page 2: 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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%

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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

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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.

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Afterschool Program Providers

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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

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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.

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Non-Participants Likely to Participate in Afterschool Program If One Were AvailableDemand for Afterschool

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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

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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.

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Extremely Satisfied

51%Somewhat Satisfied

38%

Neutral7%

Dissatisfied5%

Satisfaction with Afterschool Programs

89 percent overall satisfaction rating

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CompletelyAgree63%

SomewhatAgree27%

Neutral8%

Disagree2%

Agreement that Kids Need Afterschool Programs

90 percent overall agreement

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Neutral11%

Soppose 6%

Favor Public Funding

66%

Oppose 6%

Support for Public Funding for Afterschool

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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

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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

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• 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

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STATES ON

THE MOVE

1. Minnesota

2. Washington

3. Maryland

4. Oregon

5. Massachusetts

6. Ohio

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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.