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Out of School Time (OST)

Today, many parents need to find someone to care for their school-age children for an hour or two before school starts, or anywhere from two to four hours after the school day ends. Not to mention finding care on holidays, early dismissals and during summer vacation. When you add it up, that’s a lot of time out of a school-age child’s life – time that can be spent in activities which help him or her develop physical, mental, social, and emotional skills.

School-age children do not need someone just to watch them; they require skilled caregivers that provide supervision and a safe place to be while their parents work. These caregivers need to assist children in finding their interests and talents and encourage them to practice and apply new concepts they may have learned at school.

 

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  • Training opportunities for licensed or registered childcare providers.
     
  • Class instructors strive to help caregivers obtain information and confidence in one's ability to provide quality care for children.

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Technical Assistance:

  • CHILD Staff are available to do an on site observation.  This observation provides the means to develop an action plan to assist child care programs with program improvement efforts.

 

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21 Century Community Learning Centers 9/10/08
  South Dakota Department of Education
Accreditation 7/31/08
  NAA Accreditation is a way to recognize quality in school-age care programs.
Afterschool Alliance 9/10/08
  Website
Monthly Newsletters 9/9/08
  Sanford Children’s CHILD Services offers a monthly “Out-of-School Time” newsletter
National Afterschool Association (NAA) 9/10/08
  Website
National Institute of Out-of School Time (NIOST) 9/10/08
  South Dakota Department of Social Services Website
Out-of-School Time Lending Library 7/31/08
  Looking for a variety of specific Out-of-School Time learning activities that can be incorporated into your daily programming needs?
Professional Development 9/22/08
  Making a commitment to being a lifelong learner is the key to becoming a professional in the Out-of-School Time field.
Site Observations & Technical Assistance 7/31/08
  Site visits are necessary to evaluate the program.
South Dakota School Age Care Association (SoDakSACA) 9/10/08
  Website