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End to children labor
End to American children to participate in the growing industrialized labor, because they think wrong for children to work, especially in dangerous occupations， and this isn't consistent with the facts, will affect the child's physical and mental development. -
Mother were employed
By 1955, because of the abolition of child labor, and most of the war, the face of a large demand for labor, so have 38% of mothers with children 6-17 were employed, and the percentage has been increasing until the year 2004 turned 78% of mothers with school-age children were working. -
Inner-city neighborhoods were becoming more dangerous
Social organization disintegrated, and drug- and violence-related incidents increased. This affects the health and development of children. -
Release of “Windows on Daycare”
This report is the first national report of the quality of child care developed by the National Council of Jewish Women, but at that time the conditions were not ready to implement. -
First Congressional Children’s Caucus
At this meeting, the experts have discussed that many children are not supervised after school and are at risk. So in order to put forward this question, and including the latchkey children after school life. -
Child Care Development and Block Grant
In 1990, the federal initiative in school-age care, and build Child Care Development and Block Grant to help low-income households. the fund can use in pay for school-age child care. -
growing equity gap
According to the study, there is a gap between low-income children and high-income children. High-income children will have a relatively safe environment, better education, and healthier development. While the opposite of low income. So after school program will help low-income children to reduce the gap. -
21CCLCs authorized
President Clinton administration was successful in passing the 21CCLC legislation, this legislation is to supporting after school program.Before President Clinton's administration came to an end, the fund was growing steadily. -
growing education needs
In the education needs, demand has become more and more. With the popularity of after-school program, the demand for teachers become larger, the quality of teaching teachers also require a higher. Students may have to after school diversity requirements are also high. More and more concerned about the results obtained through the after school program. -
Frozen the 21CCLC funding
During the Bush administration, firstly cut the funding of 21CCLC, however, the Senate Appropriation Committee did not allocate funds. Finally, the 21 CCLCs were frozen through the NCLB Act -
Lack of funding
There are many organizations that apply for financial assistance, but only a few organizations get help. So 21CCLC decided to increase the budget to help more organizations. -
After school program
In 2005 the US Congress convened a meeting on the after school program that raised the importance of the after-school program to American families. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Obama doubled the capital 21CCLC, and proposed "No Child Left Behind Act". To provide more after-school activities for young people, and their active participation. -
California funding sources
In California, for the after-school program put a lot of manpower, material, and financial sources. On funding, 86% were state funding, 7% were state and federal funding, and 7% were federal funding. -
Successes and Challenges
In California, through the after school program, students' learning opportunities and enrichment opportunities become more; and students get more nutritious food, the body has become more healthy. California's after-school program is also facing challenges because of lack of funds, will produce unmet needCalifornia's after school program is also facing challenges because of lack of funds, will produce unmet need.
