DOCUMENT RESUME ED 307 972 PS 017 979 TITLE School-Age Child Care: A Continuing Series of Technical Assistance Papers. Technical Assistance Papers No 1-12, May 1986-May 198E. INSTITUTION New York State Council on Children and F-Amilies, New York. SPONS AGENCY Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Mar 88 NOTE 69p. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classrocm Use (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Board Candidates; Buageting; Definitions; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Employers; Guidelines; Individual Development; Money Management; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit Organizations; *Program Development; *School Age Day Care; Taxes; Technical Assistance IDENTIFIERS Bylaws; *New York; State Regulation; Tax Exemptions ABSTP:ACT These 12 technical assistance papers offer practical suggesLins on ways to develop high quality school-age child care programs (SAC:CP), particularly in New York. The papers: (1) introduce the topic of school-age child care and describe ways in which suer care can meet the needs of families in New York; (2) provide guidelines for development of SACCPs;(3) outline several approaches for conducting a needs assessment to obtain an accurate determination of the need for a SACCP in a particular community;(4) discuss legal Issues of incorporation and profit or not-for-profit status; (5) ou line the process of incorporation and provide guidelines for the incorporation of a SACCP in New York;(6) present procedures and criteria for obtaining tax-exempt status;(7) summarize New York and federal requirements for employers and suggest resources for additional information; (8) uutline content areas that should be addressed in bylaws for a SACCP;(9) describe legal responsibilities of a board of directors and provide guidelines for selection and maintenance of an effective board; (10) offer suggestions for program activities and techniques for work with groups and individual children;(11) provide guidelines for development of a budget; and (12) describe procedures and principles for management ofprogram funds.(RH) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON CHILDREN& FAMILIES U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (INK P at Educational Resea,c h and improver, f rUCATIONAL RESOURCES 'NFORMATION CENTER ,ERICJ In,s do, wren! has been reprodut Pd as eoed Roe, the perSOn organ.zatnr pcgnalingt IsM,C+, changes have been made Tprove epn,du Inn quaPt,, P.,nt5 et clew ,,,,43rnOns stateCI.ntn,5dOCu men, go not nec ',sac, represent ott, cal 0.,tronCttpolit School-Age Child Care A continuing series of technical assistance papers lb C AW, 1 ) "PERMISSION TO REPROuUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY --N1SetRAIN . 22k TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 'Throughout New larkirk State. signi t IL int changesale occurring m family :IleIn par- t ulat there is an increasing num hero it working parents mill schonl-age children and an Inca easing num hei ut single parents. ( (it the cnnsequelle es allnmpanying these changes is the large number nt childrenin need of schoo )I-age child care when schnod is not In sessinll 11 hen child care fur chi +I-age childrenis unav,lable. patents who) must mirk are tnricil to le,ne their children unattendedIt is estim I that between 100,000 -300,000 h children in New Volk Stateare unsupervised tnr several hours each day In respnncc to this pniblem. the State of NewTurk ha, undert,,, , urn her of initiatives to encom age the development ',chi:id-age child care programs Dui ,ng t)84, the I.egis him-L. enacted a hill which authorizeda funding program to support the start-up ut new schonl-age child Lark! programs This hilla,, signed hy Governni Cuomo in July nt that Year .1, part ut the state s ritoi t. the New 1 nil. State C nuneilon Children and Families has coordinated an interagency mulect. School-Age Child Care.in inniunitinn %%ith the Department out SU( 1,11 Services. Divisiontour l'utith, and State Education Department. supported by the l)n ismn niCrIM111,11 and Justice &Allies Thepurpose of this prnieit is ki assist communities in starting a d opc.rat mg scholl-age childcare programs Planning and implementinga new schf ',it-age child care program invnlve\ comple\ tasks a series of Resources and intormatinnare often needed to facilitate. support, and promote the devil( ipment out suchprograms The Co)uncil Is develnping a series of technical assistancepapers to address the needs of communities estahli,,hing school -age child care programs Thesepaper, discuss the maw steps that should he taken and idler practical ,,uggc,,tkins (in him'to Llevelop (foal ty program \ Each paper providesa beginning paint tar indnduals and plannit,g prngram,, community group, ,NiWYORK STATE COUNCIL ON CHILDREN & FAMILIES.. School Age Child Care Technical Assistance Paper MARIO M CUOMO, Governor GERALD C CRarTY, Chau. MATILDA CUOMO, Honorary Char JOSEPH J COCOZZA, Executive Director Technical Assistance Paper No. 1 MAY 1986 Defining School-Age 77n oudhout \en 111117 statesnputt«Int clianr,e_s art' truurr-nu tn tanulu lacIn pat 11(111(11" 1110t ", an nu roising 771117114.70110nAlmi Child Care parents n and an 117 e(1+117(1 1111)17her r,l s17101(7)(11011s I 17h:111111E Stool -age child care defined as provide ,tiniahility to parents ( ()7st'01101(ifat ( (M11)(111111170 1111.st'1 h(171(/tIs any program Ahich priwides child care for including maintaining attendance 117t' h11 tle11111111win1(1111(Ilell in rico'ol 11,)01- elementat, and middle sell()0.I cimurenI I records, ace ( (art' it s(hoedis 11r,1177 se V 11177 during the hours %%hen parents are at wot k maintain continuity of stall, and and school Is nut:i sessionWhile most Hilo?(had «irt 1111s( //(h /-(/(/,'( /1//(henis programs prmide care after school, many operate nom permanent site %%'ith h (nitLint 7117tIl'alhIblt,1)(111:111s 1117n 11711 +111 nlA (if<if )(t'(1 also priide SellIccs before school, <m snow access dt-cas In kat t then <1111(h.n unattendedIt rs ,+11- days school holidas, and during the mated that bent col I no two -Ion roo sur 17 summer and idler school vacations This children in \etc 1( ',A State alt' iinsupe,risr. What Are the Needs of Children to, sLi.cial /naffs ear It dart technical assistance paper provides an intro- in a School-Age Child Care duction to Of,topic of school-age child Program? care and desc ihes such a program lit rcsponsc /his ni thc S/1//,'10/ \CU C;111 meet the needs of families In No% :1 quality school-age child care program 1 10rA has 11,1(AI-01%o) ( I 17111111V7 ( 0/ 111111(1/11 t'+ In is designed to meet the developmental 011ratit' 117e (It'l L'Inp171,'111( )1 s( hind-U(4'( hild olk State needs of children Children are tempera- cane pwaranis1)11? Ind 19,s I. 1.e.Thlattne enar led a 11'171(17 (1111171)11:et1 a 11117(11170 What Distinguishes School-Age mentally different and vary in physical and emotional dc' clonment prorprint to support the start-up ot nettsr hoe )1- Child Care From Other 110..ever, there duc rhild wre pwriram+ 1171+ hill Irastoned Programs? are patterns( it development in the middle ht/ (rorcoro1 ('uon10 In lulu o/ that lieu, scars of childhood that provide a framework number of enrichment programs, tai hulicling program activitiesChildren %mall centers, tecteation and club activiln,:s is pail (01 the +)alc st'lln11111e\t'll)n7A at these ages are caner) filed %%ith hands-on cm..t at the community lo el and serve ,',hilt' 0)1111(11 1117 (1111(11C71 andI(117,'171'+has :letiences completing tasks, creating ( tml(1117(11C(1 all Ill ler(1(It'11( 1/ 1)1nice 1S, honl- chilchenaftet school horns on a chop-in or products. developing physical and intellec- hp' ( fah'((ire In ((lum, non «ith the 1/,'- cuifintar basis These vouth activities are tual competencies, del nonstrating respon- partnzent r)I So( nr/Sc/1u cs tsuni ) often scheduled intermittentl and can sihilik, and e\pcticncing success and (111(1.Shlh' l':(111( (111(111 I kp(1111111711 slIpplodtd hinge from an III a week to Me dacs master!luring these years children are In, the I), Istml 0171:111(11 111s11(t' St Ill« s VkeekSuch youth soirees are important sac Ian seeking triendship with peers and 1)111pOst' Hit/us prow( 1 is to assist ((immu- community resources to children and tam- adults (Ritsidc then famil% nities /17 ctininiii (mil ( )1,e,(Itinuhaul -nth' (had hut usually do not offer the degree of rare in ()drams child supervision needed h% corking par- In a program sC11.111).; (1111(.11111 (If different ents ages, c h &ken should he grouped according Planning (170 llnplen1C7711110 (1 nens( hoot- to their developmental Icels, and acti%ities (10(' ( Mid r are prn(O(1111 1111 oh es a stiles n/ In ordet to me, , patents' needs, provided should he dgc-dr1111).,1) kite with onlple I 104+ Resoun es and Intowlittron rue school -age child care programs should mcreasingle\els(,t kill, respoasihility, and ()hen needed to lac dilate support, (Ind monlote piocide stiller% ision indstructured and indc pendenceI lowevei, groups should the der clopmint surprorprInts sate en% ironment. SLR h pri )0 anis should he organized vitli flemnilitv allowing for stme to fulfill the tollocying individual IllattlYdt1011. special Hitt:tests, Tht' CH1111(11 deleln11111(1a serh's ul h t11- and friendships There should also K. 171011assIsI(11) s (.1011'ss 1/1C /ILY(11II tat, IIc ddk...,,cek,preloahly act nineswhichate planned tor older ((m/ml//n' /HMI 1(111)01alt'(1711(1( alt' also during school %acations holi- children in the program in pro(/rams The',riper+ (11,s( uss the manic steps days and during the smirk.) Ill the com- munity relate to munger children Thal should ht' lt,;en and otter prat 11«11 +11(1- maintain him), of opera:ion ykliich geS11011s 01111011' InZlel'eln1) 011(11111111MtIrWlls helping role Children also iced positive Each paperpornles a beginning punt fin inch- meet the needs ofworkingparent, mtclaction cvith adults %yht can providea l'ulual.s and «nnmunttu fp (nips 1)1(111771,1(1 tell provide care to a tegisteted group 1,1(idt..1and (Act-111110y pe,sonat clualitio programs of children on a consistent basis.