NJ School-Age Equity – Resource List (test)

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Starting a program: state and federal guidelines

- For camps, Department of Health
- For birth – 13: DFD Office of Licensing
- Research other state and federal guidelines
- Local CCR&Rs

Professional development opportunities for Afterschool/Out-of-School Time (AS/OST)

Mandated Health & Safety/Child Development/Mandated Reporting training

Employment opportunities (can programs post open positions in this space and then it’s duplicated for the “youth” hiring opportunities section?)

By Family

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Find programs near my home (can this be zip code-based like the Head Start model?)

Start Your Search for Child Care Near You
County Parks & Recreation Departments
NJSACC’s 21st CCLC page (with grantees list)
- Can 21st CCLC provide some kind of program locator
CCR&R’s Family Engagement Specialists
- Food Insecurities
- Developmental screenings (Infants to age 5 with Ages & Stages Questionnaire Screenings)
- Child Development Concerns
- SEL resources
- Community Connections (Refugee and Immigrant Families)
- Access to regional utility management resources
- Provide connection to local Family Success Centers (e.g., resume development, job search, child rearing, community engagement opportunities, etc.)
Parental Advocacy (via FES, SPAN)
- FES Parent Advocacy
- SPAN: Parent Advocacy Network

AS/OST Quality checklist (is there a parent-friendly checklist like we have for childcare?)

Grow NJ Kids – family can know what to look for in a quality afterschool program / show any indicators for what a quality program looks like
Family Questionnaire or Checklist – based on NJQSA / Licensing Indicators
Afterschool Programming – checklist
NJ Quality Standards – quality program checklist itself?

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Jobs/Careers in AS/OST

NJ Civil Service
- Research College/Career opportunities
Introduction to the Afterschool/OST profession by informing youth of potential parenting needs and also a career opportunity
High School Graduation Requirements as it connects to the Afterschool/OST space
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Young Workers
- Youth Serve America
- NYLC Service Learning Grants
- Volunteering at local Afterschool/OST programs
- Mentoring
- Family Support Organizations
- Youth Partnership

Hiring opportunities (can programs list in this section throughout the year?)