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Out-of-School Time Cost Project
To make sound investment decisions that support high-quality programs, funders need a clear understanding of the costs of out-of-school-time (OST) program options, particularly as these options are influenced by the interrelationship of program quality, capacity and scale. In response, P/PV partnered with The Finance Project to conduct a six-city cost study of high-quality OST programs and citywide systems. The profiled cities are: Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, New York and Seattle.
Funded by The Wallace Foundation, the project produced a detailed report on the cost of high-quality OST programs, an online cost calculator to provide stakeholders with cost estimates for various OST program options, and a report on the size and type of investments cities have taken in building citywide OST systems.
For more information, please contact Margo Campbell at mcampbell@ppv.org.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study
by Cheryl Hayes, Christianne Lind, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Nichole Stewart, Sharon Deich, Andrew Gersick, Jennifer McMaken and Margo Campbell
September 2009,
93 pages
This report is the last in a series funded by The Wallace Foundation and developed by P/PV and The Finance Project to document the costs of out-of-school-time (OST) programs and the city-level systems that support them. The report examines the development of OST systems in six cities across the country and summarizes the strategies and activities commonly pursued, their associated investments and options for financing such system-building efforts. These findings can provide OST stakeholders with critical information to help guide their investments in system planning, start-up and ongoing operations.
The report serves as a companion to two previous resources: The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs, which provides information on both the average out-of-pocket expenditures and the average full cost of a wide range of quality OST programs; and an online cost calculator that enables users to generate tailored cost estimates for many different types of OST programs.
An accompanying synopsis can be found here.
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Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six-City Study Synopsis
by Cheryl Hayes, Christianne Lind, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Nichole Stewart, Sharon Deich, Andrew Gersick, Jennifer McMaken and Margo Campbell
September 2009,
6 pages
This synopsis highlights the main findings from Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems, which documents approaches six cities across the country have taken to build, finance and sustain effective citywide out-of-school-time (OST) systems. Developed by P/PV and The Finance Project, the synopsis provides detailed information about investments made in the four major strategies used to strengthen OST infrastructure: providing community leadership and vision; improving program quality; expanding access to and participation in quality programs; and financing and sustaining quality programs.
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The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
by Jean Baldwin Grossman, Christianne Lind, Cheryl Hayes, Jennifer McMaken and Andrew Gersick
January 2009,
91 pages
Funders and program planners want to know: What does it cost to operate a high-quality after-school or summer program? This study answers that question, discovering that there is no "right" number. Cost varies substantially, depending on the characteristics of the participants, the goals of the program, who operates it and where it is located. Based on detailed cost data collected from 111 out-of-school-time programs in six cities, this report, along with an online calculator (www.wallacefoundation.org/cost-of-quality), provides cost averages and ranges for many common types of programs.
Hard Copy Price: $5.00
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The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs, Executive Summary
by Jean Baldwin Grossman, Christianne Lind, Cheryl Hayes, Jennifer McMaken and Andrew Gersick
January 2009,
5 pages
Funders and program planners need a clear understanding of the costs of quality afterschool or summer programs to make sound investments. With support from The
Wallace Foundation, P/PV partnered with The Finance Project to embark on one
of the largest and most rigorous out-of-school-time (OST) cost studies to date,
collecting detailed data from 111 programs that varied dramatically in their focus, content, location, staffing, management and hours of operation.
This executive summary highlights the full report's key findings, summarizes variations in program costs and provides recommendations for policymakers and funders who seek to build and sustain quality OST programs for children and youth in their communities.
In addition, a companion online cost calculator that provides stakeholders with estimates for various program options is available at www.wallacefoundation.org/cost-of-quality.
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The Costs of Out-of-School-Time Programs: A Review of the Available Evidence
by Christianne Lind, Nanette Relave, Sharon Deich, Jean Grossman and Andrew Gersick
May 2006,
23 pages
Commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and written in collaboration with The Finance Project, this report reviews a variety of studies conducted since 1993 in an attempt to gain a broad sense of what it costs to run out-of-school-time programs. Among the report's findings: There is a lack of up-to-date information about program costs; researchers and practitioners do not have a standard methodology for estimating costs; selected cost studies suggest wide variation across programsfrom $449 to $7,160 per child per year; much of this variation is attributable to differences in sample size, how costs are calculated and whether in-kind resources are taken into account; and not much is known about the cost implications of investments to improve the quality of out-of-school-time programs. This report is part of a larger study being conducted by P/PV and The Finance Project (with support from The Wallace Foundation) to assess the costs of out-of-school-time programs. A second report, including a comprehensive guide to the costs of various types of programs, will be published in 2007.
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The Finance Project develops and disseminates research, information, tools, and technical assistance for improved polices, programs, and financing strategies. www.financeproject.org
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