Lost Opportunity: Afterschool in Demand, but out of Reach for Many. America After 3PM, Fifth Edition

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Title: Lost Opportunity: Afterschool in Demand, but out of Reach for Many. America After 3PM, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Authors: Afterschool Alliance
Source: Afterschool Alliance. 2025.
Availability: Afterschool Alliance. 1616 H Street NW Suite 820, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-347-1002; Fax: 202-347-2092; e-mail: info@afterschoolalliance.org; Web site: http://afterschoolalliance.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 48
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: New York Life Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Educational Demand, Access to Education, Barriers, Parent Attitudes, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Benefits, Costs, Economically Disadvantaged, Advantaged
Abstract: First conducted in 2004, "America After 3PM" provides a clear picture into how children in the United States are spending the hours directly after school and captures demand for afterschool programs, barriers to program participation, and parents' views on afterschool programs both nationally and across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. This report is the fifth edition of "America After 3PM," a national household survey of parents that provides new insights about children and families during the hours of 3 to 6 p.m., when schools let out and many parents are working. Data from parents across America show afterschool programs remain an urgent priority in 2025, and millions of families who want to participate are missing out. The findings represent the first large-scale reporting on afterschool program demand post-pandemic, since the previous survey was conducted in early 2020. As such, in addition to this report comparing and contrasting 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020, and 2025 findings, identifying trends and shifts in patterns, it includes new questions reflecting economic and societal changes, such as the increase in remote and hybrid work options, the effect of inflation on households' after school options, and growing concerns about children's well-being. The constant across more than two decades is that parents need afterschool programs and want them funded.
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