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Need for children in Labor force was decreased in the late 1800s
At this time, children weren't needed for jobs in the labor forces because the children group thought children at this age were still developing. Yet they had a higher education expectation for children and children were compulsory to get education. People create a after school center for children to drop in called boys clubs -
Rising percentage of maternal employment
Since 1955, which is the time after the World War II, the percentage of maternal employment is growing rapidly. More and more mothers who have school age children were receiving jobs due to the changes in the social economy and there were more and more single parents, so they need jobs to support the family. -
After School Programs was built to protect children
Due to the expansion of urban areas,the inner city became more and more dangerous for children especially the continuous violence and crime. In order to buffer from these situations, parents send children to ASP for protection. -
"Windows on Daycare" in 1970
The National Council of Jewish Women developed this first national report on the quality of child care. This Act focused on some limitations of the quality. From this report, it showed that the States was not ready for a fully developed system for children at any age. -
California Funding Sources
In California, the 86% of state funding are used for the Afterschool Education and Safety Program Act. 7% are from both state and the federal and another 7% is from federal itself. -
The first federal move on school-age care
In1990, the federal government decided their first move on school-age care. The government support assisted the family with lower income and those who accepted the public assistance. The fund CCDF helped families to pay for the school-age childcare. -
First estimation on children participated in ASPs
The 1991 National Before and After School Study was the first study to estimate how many children were participated in ASPs. There were about 1.7 million children in Grades K-8 had been to the before/after school program. After the study included the ASPs, the data increased to 3.2 million. -
The 21CCLCs first approved in 1994
The 21CCLCs means the major support that is funded by the federal government. It was firstly officially approved in 1994 under the Improving America's School Acts. The 21CCLCs was continuously increased untill the end of the Cliton administration. -
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
This is an act that has a big impact on the families with lower income. It encourages the parent in these families step out to work. -
California's After School Starts
In 1999, California started with 50 million dollar investment to put into after school program. In 2002, Califonia invested 120 million dollars into after school program there was some school received federal funding, some were not. -
Proposition 49- funding in CA
In the November of 2002, this proposition (after school safety was passed by the CA voters. The state funded 550 million dollars for the after-school program. The State must reach the financial trigger first in order to make the rollout feasible. Within the 2003 and 2005, the financial trigger was not achieved, so there were no more expansion on the funding. -
Bipartisan Caucus on After School Programs
The Bipartisan Caucus on After School Programs was taken action in 2005 and this program is to increase more Congressional discussion and more awareness for people to pay attention on the importance of ASPs. In 2006, the program was trying to increase the funding for the 21CCLCs. -
More funding expansion of CA Afterschool Program
In 2006 and 2007, California reaches the financial trigger, so the government released the additional 430 million dollars funding. In August of 2007, over 3000 schools are receiving ASES funding. It increases more opportunities for youth. Nearly 4000 schools received the funding, 1900 applied by denied. From 1999 till presence, it has been a great increase on CA funding. -
Obama/Biden's initiatives on 21CCLC
President Obama and Vice-President Biden doubled the funding in order to provide better programming for after school and finally reach the point of No Child Left Behind. By 2008, the government authorized 2.5 billion to support the program. They want to develop more opportunities for younger people to learn more within the community. -
California Afterschool Program today
In today's afterschool program, it was a great success not only because the fund was increased, but also these funds gives the youth better opportunities. In CA, there are a lot of very welled development program like Summer Matters, Stem in order to help children. Also, even people from lower income family can receive support.
