Beyond Licensing: Ensuring Quality in Afterschool and Out-of- School TIme Programs

Course Description:

The ASOST field is calling for ever-increasing quality in programs that serve school-aged children through the Quality Rating Improvement System, yet many programs still struggle with meeting all the expectations around quality as specified in the licensing regulations.  This training will address the major areas that licensors say programs are often challenged by in their pursuit to attain a higher level of quality, including: curriculum; staff-child interactions; managing transitions; staff training, development and supervision; interactions with parents; and effective staff communication.  The goal of this training is to give participants a greater understanding of what “quality” looks like in each of these areas, and to present information and resources that they can take back to their program and implement quality enhancements.

Participant Outcomes:  By completing this course, participants will be able to:

* Explain how the SACERS and other measurement tools help assess quality in programming

* Understand the importance of quality staff-child interactions in OST programs and how to foster them in themselves and in their staff.

* Summarize aspects of quality curriculum in OST programming and access tools that will help them plan curriculum

* Identify strategies for addressing challenging transition times

* Foster effective communication among OST program staff and with parents and families

* Describe and begin to develop effective approaches to staff supervision and supporting their professional development

Core Competency:  7. Program Planning and Development

QRIS Alignment: 1. Curriculum and Learning; 5..Leadership, Management and Administration

More Information

EEC Training Hours: 5

CEU: 0.5

Core Competency Alignment: 7: Program Planning and Development

QRIS Alignment: 1. Curriculum and Learning and 5. Leadership, Management and Adminstration 

This training is funded in part by the Department of Early Education and Care              

and sponsored by the Southeast Education Professionals Partnership

Lead Agency - Child Development and Education, Inc.