9
All gures in this section refer to the subset of parents whose child is not enrolled in an afterschool
program, but would enroll them if one were available, except where explicitly stated otherwise.
10
This includes answer choices that relate directly to challenges in enrolling a child in afterschool and
excludes answer choices that pertain to reasons for not needing an afterschool program, such as “my
child is old enough to care for her or himself.”
11
In 2009, 57 percent of parents said that their child’s afterschool program was located in a public
school. The wording and answer choices for this question were slightly modied:
2014: “During the 2013-2014 school year, are any of your children in grade __’s afterschool programs
physically located in a public school building?” Answer choices: Yes, No, I don’t know.
2009: “
During the 2008-2009 school year
, where were each of your children’
s afterschool programs
located?” Answer choices: Public school, YMCA, Private school, Religious center, Recreation/
Community center, Boys & Girls Club, Library, Private home, YWCA, Other.
12
Afterschool Alliance. (2014). “Taking a Deeper Dive into Afterschool: Positive Outcomes and
Promising Practices.” Washington, D.C. Retrieved from http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
documents/Deeper_Dive_into_Afterschool.pdf.
13
Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Kit. B.K., Flegal, K.M. (2014). “Prevalence of childhood and adult
obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.”
Journal of the American Medical Association. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2011: With Special Features on Socioeconomic
Status and Health. Hyattsville, MD; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2012.
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Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Kit. B.K., Flegal, K.M. (2014). “Prevalence of childhood and adult
obesity in the United States, 2011-2012.”
Journal of the American Medical Association. 15
The answer choices “physical activity opportunities” and “program provides snacks/meals that
include foods that are healthy” ranked 9th and 12th out of a list of 23 answer choices.
16
Although these numbers are promising, it is important to note that the ndings reect parents’
perceptions of what is taking place in their child’s afterschool program, as well as their personal
understanding and interpretation of the question and their denitions of words such as “moderate,”
“vigorous” and “healthy.”
17
In the survey, the Standards for Healthy Eating in Out-of-School Time Programs adopted by the
National AfterSchool Association was used to dene “healthy foods,” where “Healthy foods are
described as those that are minimally processed foods made with whole grains and heart healthy
fats or oils and without added sugar or trans fats; fruits and vegetables; beverages made without
added sugar.”
18
The answer choice, “science, technology, engineering or math learning opportunities” ranked 16th
out of a list of 23 answer choices.
19
Harris, E., Deschenes, S. and Wallace, A. (2011). Helping Older Youth Succeed Through Expanded
Learning Opportuntiies. Harvard Family Research Project. Retrieved from http://www.hfrp.org/
publications-resources/publications-series/ncsl-harvard-family-research-project-brief-series-elo-
research-policy-practice/helping-older-youth-succeed-through-expanded-learning-opportunities.
20
O’Donnell, P., & Ford, J. (2013). The Continuing Demand for 21st Century Community Learning
Centers across America: More than four billion dollars of unmet need; Peterson, T., Fowler, S.
and Dunham, T.F. (2013). “Creating the Recent Force Field: A Growing Infrastructure for Quality
Afterschool and Summer Learning Opportunities.” Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging
the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success. Washington, D.C.: Collaborative
Communications Group.
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