The Mountain Times
Vermont is a ‘Top 10 State for Afterschool,’ even as unmet demand increases
Student participation that exceeds the national average and overwhelming parent satisfaction with afterschool programs make Vermont a “Top 10 State for Afterschool,” according to a household survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance and released earlier this month. Nevertheless, unmet demand for programs – the percentage of Vermont parents who say they would enroll their child in an afterschool program if one were available to them – is high, especially among low-income families, who report cost as a significant barrier.
Despite being in the Top 10, for every child in an afterschool program one more is waiting to get in.