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EJ600563 UD521982
Title: After-School Child Care Programs.Author(s): Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Shumow, Lee
Source: Future of Children, v9 n2 p64-80 Fall 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Notes: Theme issue: "When School Is Out."
ISSN: 1054-8289
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL2000
Juxtaposes
research on school-age programs with studies of self-care and out-of-school
activities, discussing what each type of after-care arrangement
involves and how prevalent it is. Reviews research on how the arrangements
contribute to children's development and examines program features
especially related to outcomes for children. (SLD)
Descriptors: *After School Programs; Child Development; Educational
Research; Elementary Education; Outcomes of Education; *School Age
Day Care; Urban Schools; Urban Youth
Identifiers: *Self Care
