Public Service Activities
School-Age Child Care Programming
The Department of Human and Community Development provides statewide leadership to University of Illinois Extension programming related to school-age child care, including children in self-care. An interdisciplinary team of educators in Extension offices throughout Illinois and campus-based faculty and academic professionals work with parents, professionals, and local communities to assess the need for and establish school-age child care programs, provide educational materials for parents on locating and evaluating school-age child care options, provide training in self-care skills to youth, and offer training, technical assistance, and curricula to child care professionals who work with school-age youth.
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Geographic Areas Served: Program Activity Types:
- Program
- Materials
- Service
Program Duration: Other
Program Frequency: On-going
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