Resources
General Information
- The After-School Corporation (TASC)
www.tascorp.org - Florida Children's Service Council
floridacsc.org - Florida Department of Education (FDOE) administers the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) initiative for the state. In 2009-2010, Florida received $53 million in funding from the US Department of Education for Florida's 21st CCLC afterschool program. Through a competition, FDOE awarded 131 new and continuing grant projects, supporting 342 afterschool centers in locations throughout the state. The Department estimates that 81,000 students and their families benefitted from participation in these programs.
www.fdoe.org/curriculum/21century/ - National Institute on Out-Of-School Time
www.niost.org - The Quality Imperative Report by the Council of Chief
State School Officers and the National Governors Association
www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0904ELOQUALITYIMPERATIVE.pdf - School-Age Notes: Resources for Afterschool Professionals
www.afterschoolcatalog.com
www.schoolagenotes.com
Provider Information
- Florida KidCare - A Great Resource for Afterschool
www.myfan.org/downloads/2011-10-03 A Great Resource for Afterschool.pdf - Food Research and Action Center
frac.org/afterschool/index.html - FL Dept. of Health
www.doh.state.fl.us/ccfp/info/asp.html - Florida KidCare
www.floridakidcare.org - Lights on Afterschool Mini-Grant Application
www.myfan.org/downloads/2011-08-19 FAN - LOA Application.pdf - Partnership to End Childhood Hunger
www.flimpact.org/ptech/2008-10PointPlan.pdf
Professional Development and Training
- A Statewide Model for Professionalizing the Afterschool Workforce in Florida
www.myfan.org/downloads/System for Afterschool Workforce in Florida.pdf - Florida Core Competencies for Afterschool Practitioners
www.myfan.org/downloads/Florida Core Competencies for Afterschool Practitioners.pdf - Professional Development System Slide Presentation
www.myfan.org/downloads/Professional Development System Slide Presentation.pps - Professional Development System Task Force
www.myfan.org/downloads/Professional Development System Task Force.xls
Quality Standards, Self-Assessment Tools and Accreditation Information
- Florida Afterschool Network
www.myfan.org - Florida Afterschool Network Quality Standards Comparison with State and Local Licensing Requirements
Florida School-Age Standards Comparison (PDF) - Florida Standards for Quality Afterschool Program (Single Page Format)
www.myfan.org/downloads/Florida Standards for Quality Afterschool Program.pdf - Florida Standards for Quality Afterschool Program (Spread Format)
www.myfan.org/downloads/Florida Standards for Quality Afterschool Program.pdf - Foundations Quality Assurance System
www.foundationsinc.org - National AfterSchool Association
www.naaweb.org - Quality Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide
www.myfan.org/downloads/Quality Self-Assessment and Improvement Guide.pdf - School Age Care Environmental Ratings Scale
www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecers
Parent Information
- For help in selecting summer care for school-age children, visit the Children's Forum Parent Resources page.
Afterschool Facts and Data
- America After 3PM Florida Fact Sheet
www.myfan.org/downloads/America After 3PM Florida Fact Sheet.pdf - Top Ten Afterschool States
www.myfan.org/downloads/Top Ten Afterschool States.pdf
List Servs
- SAC-L Discussion List
ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/listserv/sac-l.html - Promising Practices in Afterschool Listserv
www.afterschool.org/ppas_listserv.cfm - Florida Office of Early Learning School-Age Listserv
lists.wku.edu/mailman/listinfo/schoolage