By the time kids walk through your door at 3:15 p.m., they’ve spent roughly seven hours sitting at desks, raising hands, and following someone else’s plan. They want to move, make something, and laugh with their friends. When after school program activities feel like a second shift of school, kids check out, staff end upContinue reading “30 After School Program Activities Kids Actually Want to Do”
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How to Start an After School Program: A Director’s Checklist
Every weekday around 3 p.m., parents of 22.6 million American kids face the same problem: they want an after school program for their child, and there isn’t one available to them. Some of those families already drive past your center twice a day. For a center serving 50 to 100 children, adding after school careContinue reading “How to Start an After School Program: A Director’s Checklist”