Resource links

CT After school Network Resources

After the Bell Symposium Resources

Great Ideas in After School

The Value of High Quality After School Programs (PDF)

After School In Connecticut? What Are Kids Doing After School? (PDF)

After School Fact Sheet - Connecticut Specific (PDF)

CT After School Network Best Practice Guidelines (PDF)

CT After School Network Self-Assessment Tool (PDF)

CT After School Network Member Brochure (PDF)

CT After School Network Training Brochure (PDF)

2006 - 2007 CT After School Network Annual Report (PDF)

2007 - 2008 CT After School Network Annual Report (PDF)

2008 - 2009 CT After School Network Annual Report (PDF)

ADVOCACY

Afterschool Alliance

Children's Defense Fund

The After-School Corporation

The Forum for Youth Investment

NIOST After School Fact Sheet (PDF)

ASSOCIATIONS

Coalition for Community Schools

National AfterSchool Association (NAA)

National School Boards Association

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Association for Family Child Care

National Education Association

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

National Network for Child Care

CURRICULUM

CT State Department of Education STEM Modules for Middle and High School After School Programs New!

Exploratorium Digital After School Library (links to STEM resources and activities)

eSchool News

4-H Afterschool

National Mentoring Partnership

Kids Care

School-Age Notes

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory

North Central Regional Education Laboratory – Learning Point Associations: Developed the Beyond The Bell Tool-Kit 

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory/National Partnership for Quality Afterschool

GENERAL

Afterschool.gov

All Children Considered Newsletter

A New Day For Learning (pdf)

Council of Chief State School Officers

National Child Care Information Center

National School Lunch Program

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

LICENSING

Connecticut Dept. of Public Health (Child Care Licensing)

LITERACY

Connecticut State Library

International Reading Association

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

Reading is Fundamental

The National Center for Family Literacy

PARENTS

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

Connecticut Parent Information and Resource Center (pdf)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

National Youth Development Information Center

Foundations for a Better Future

Program Evaluation Database

RESEARCH

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections

Harvard Family Research Project

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)

Promising Practices in Afterschool

SUSTAINABILITY

The Finance Project Out of School Clearing House

Afterschool Investments Project

Cause Marketing Articles (PSA Bibliography)

Corporate Voices for Working Families

Grantmakers for Education

Hartford Public Library Grant Resources

Free Management Library

Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time

Form 990 and Where to Get Help