Educational Needs of After-School Care Providers

In North Carolina, like many other states, we've considered the most appropriate and feasible roles of Extension in programming for school-aged youth in child care settings.The ES-USDA ad hoc committee report, "Extension and School-Age Child Care," suggests that viable roles for Extension are offering educational services to child care providers, accessing new audiences, and contributing to increased quality of services for children and families.Quality of care is the area where Extension may make its most immediate contribution with many 4-H and home economics professionals already providing educational services.