A project supported by: WRMA’s National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE) team
Office of Child Care, Education Development Center partner with WRMA
for support of before/after school and summer enrichment programs
Client:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Office of Child Care (OCC)
Subcontractor to Education Development Center, Inc.
Service Areas
Areas of Expertise
Summary
School-aged children enrolled in before- and afterschool and summer enrichment programs make up a large percentage of children receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds.
OCC contracted with the Education Development Center, Inc. to establish the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE). NCASE ensures that school-age children in working families of low income have increased access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning experiences that contribute to their overall development and academic achievement.
As a subcontractor to the Education Development Center, WRMA works directly with NCASE to provide training and technical assistance to the state, territory, and tribal CCDF lead agencies and their designated networks. Included are statewide afterschool networks, state education agencies, provider associations, and child care resource and referral agencies.
Details
WRMA supports NCASE’s goal of ensuring equal access and quality school-aged care experiences. We provide expertise on funding, workforce stability, diversity, and equity in school-aged programs by:
- Providing individualized technical assistance to state, territory, and tribal CCDF administrators and their partner agencies.
- Conducting national trainings and webinars.
- Presenting at national conferences.
- Contributing to content development of NCASE products and training and technical assistance offerings, including the curation of a national resource library.
- Supporting NCASE communities of practice learning experiences.
Acknowledging NCASE’s high performance, OCC extended the contract with the Education Development Center in 2021 and WRMA remains a proud subcontractor in the work.
