Urban vs. Suburban After School Care

When the public, officials, and child advocates examine after-school care, they quickly focus on the benefits that after-school programs offer. Urban community based after-school programs and suburban community based after-school programs have many similarities yet many differences as well. They are many issues to examine while discussing the benefits of urban and suburban community based after-school programs. Five main issues that are very important when discussing community based after-school programs are funding, play versus academics, developmentally appropriate planning, what pare…