America After 3 PM: A Household Survey on Afterschool in America Supported by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund

America After 3 PM Executive Summary: While most children in America, 67%, spend some portion of the hours after school in the care of a parent or guardian, 25% of the country’s K-12 youth are responsible for taking care of themselves. These children spend an average of nearly 7 hours per week unsupervised after school. In contrast, only 11% of U.S. K-12 youth participate in afterschool programs. Other care arrangements include traditional child care centers (11%), sibling care (11%) and non-parental adult care, such as a grandparent or neighbor (15%). Need or Demand for Afterschool More than 26% of the K-12 youth in self-care would be likely to participate in an afterschool program if one were available in the community. Similarly, 30% of all children not in afterschool would be likely to participate if an afterschool program were available in the community, regardless of their current care arrangement.

America After 3 PM Executive Summary: Satisfaction with Afterschool Programs Ninety-one percent of parents nationwide are extremely or somewhat satisfied with the afterschool program their child attends. The top 3 reasons parents cite for selecting an afterschool program are child enjoyment, affordability, and convenient location. Parents of non-participants believe that their children would benefit most from afterschool programs in the following ways: by having fun, improved physical activity, improved social skills, academic enrichment, and by staying safe and out of trouble. Contextual Information about Afterschool Programs Nationwide, public schools are the largest provider of afterschool programs. YMCAs, religious organizations, Boys and Girls Clubs and private schools round out the top five providers of afterschool programs. On average, families spend $22 per week for afterschool programs.

America After 3 PM: Types of Care After School Sample Size: 51,781 Total Kids K-12 in the US: 57 Million Percentages total greater than 100% because many children are in more than one type of care 67% 38.3 M 25% 14.3 M 15% 8.6 M 11% 6.5 M 11% 6.5M 11% 6.5 M Parent or Guardian Looking after him/ herself (self care) Another adult, such as neighbor Sibling care Day care facility Afterschool program % of Respondents Millions of k-12 children

Demand for Afterschool Among youth not currently in afterschool programs

America After 3 PM Hours Children Spend in Self Care Sample Size: 5, million K-12 youth are in self care Average of 7 hours/week unsupervised

Sample Size : 5,969 America After 3 PM: Youth in Self Care by Grade Levels

Sample Size : 5,969 America After 3 PM: Afterschool Participants by Grade Levels

America After 3 PM Grade level % of children in grade level in self care Number of children in self care Kindergarten 142,819 Unreported 9602,819 Grades 1 to 5 71,303,945 Grades 6 to 8 343,901,463 Grades 9 to ,968,930 Grade level % children in grade level in afterschool Number of children in afterschool Kindergarten 13564,023 Unreported8 537,034 Grades 1 to 5 152,753,131 Grades 6 to 86727,722 Grades 9 to ,888

America After 3 PM Children unsupervised by grade levels

America After 3 PM Children in afterschool by grade levels

Sample Base : 3,434 America After 3 PM: Afterschool Program Providers

America After 3 PM Satisfaction with Afterschool Programs Sample Size: 2,724 91% overall satisfaction rating

Methodology The study was conducted in two phases:  Phase 1 – Pre-screening done for overall participation calculation. A total of 30,791 households were screened for Afterschool participation by number of children.  Phase 2 – Detailed questionnaires were mailed to targeted sample to obtain a proportionate number of Afterschool program participants vs. non-participants. Final sample achieved for the main interviews was 18,181. Reporting is done with numbers projected to target Universe of children in US, in the age group of 5 – 17 years. Weighting of household level data has been done by ‘Income’ and ‘Race’ variables. Weighting of child level data has been done by only ‘Race’. The field-work for the study was conducted was conducted during July-October 2003

Screening Phase Screening conducted among general sample to identify school-age parent households. Screening also used to gain national and state level participation rates of participation in after school programs. Screening interviews were conducted using IPSOS-NPD mail omnibus panel National participation levels have a sampling error of +/- 1%

Main Questionnaire Two versions of follow-up questionnaire were mailed to school-age parent households: Participants in afterschool programs  2,666 Participant questionnaires mailed  1,814 Participant questionnaires received  68% response rate achieved Non-Participants in afterschool programs  24,565 Non-participant questionnaires mailed  16,142 Non-participant questionnaires received  66% response rate achieved

Sample coverage – Screening

Sample coverage – Main Interviews