• Each afternoon across the U.S., 15 million children--more than a quarter of our children--are alone and unsupervised after school. The parents of 18 million would enroll their children in an afterschool program, if one were available. These are some of the key findings from the nation's most in-depth study of how America's children spend their afternoons. America After 3PM was sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. The 2009 report, conducted for the Afterschool Alliance, surveyed nearly 30,000 households across the United States. The survey finds that 8.4 million children participate in an afterschool program, an increase of nearly 3 million children over the past five years. While this is encouraging, there is still work to be done. The number of children left alone after the school day ends has risen to 15.1 million children - an increase of 800,000 children - since the 2004 edition of America After 3PM.  For more information Click Here

• America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns is a special report that takes a fresh look at data from America After 3PM, the most in-depth study ever to explore how America's kids spend the after school hours. The new study examines how kids' afterschool experiences differ from one community to another. The nearly 30,000 household data set from America After 3PM was divided into three community types—rural, urban and suburban—and analyzed for differences in afterschool participation, access, barriers, satisfaction and more. Overall, From Big Cities to Small Towns, sponsored by JCPenney Afterschool, finds that the nation has a long way to go to meet the needs of kids and families from urban, suburban and rural communities when schools.  

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Research and Evaluation Database is a compilation of profiles written by HFRP of research studies and evaluations of OST programs and initiatives. It provides accessible information about research and evaluation work on both large and small OST programs to support the development of high quality evaluations and programs in the out-of-school time field. 

Find the latest research tools and reports on issues affecting out-of-school time for children and youth. These links will be useful if you are looking to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in child care and afterschool care issues, interested in researching statistical data, and/or interested in reading reports dedicated to informing the public about issues affecting youth. 

• Utah Afterschool Data Matters: Kids Count, Early Care and Education, Health, Tax and Budget, Family Economic Success, Immigration, Child Welfare and Safety, State of Utah County Data. 
• Afterschool Alliance: Afterschool data in Utah.
• Information and statistics on Afterschool in Utah from the Department of Workforce Services.  Afterschool and DWS.
• Utah Afterschool Network Program Quality Assessment and Improvement Tool Data Report
• Utah Facts at a Glance: Utah Progress Report