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Polling and Survey Data

Tracking the afterschool landscape for more than two decades

Gain insight into Americans’ feelings toward afterschool programs and the level of support behind public funding for programs.

Keep up-to-date on the state of the afterschool field, from understanding the public’s perceptions of afterschool programs to gaining insight into the perspectives of afterschool and summer program providers.

Afterschool Program Provider Survey

A series of surveys of parents and afterschool and summer program providers.

America After 3PM

Spans a decade of data chronicling how children spend the hours between 3 and 6 p.m.

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Afterschool Alert: Poll Report Across Demographic and Party Lines, Americans Clamor for Safe, Enriching Afterschool Program January 2004 PDF	Download
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Surveys and Polls Show Strong Support for Afterschool A Summary of Findings Highlighting the Need and Demand for More Afterschool Programs for Children and Older Youth.	Download
2006 Election Eve Poll Summary of Results 2006 Election Eve Poll on Voters' Attitudes finds voters want increased investments in afterschool programs.	Download
2008 National Election Eve/Election Night Poll Summary of Afterschool Findings: National Election Eve/Election Night Poll November 2008	Download
2008 Election Eve/ Election Day Poll on Voters' Attitudes on Afterschool (2008) Afterschool Alliance poll finds three in four voters want federal, state and local lawmakers to increase funding for afterschool programs.	Read Resource
America for Afterschool (Oct 2018) This 2018 national poll finds that there is strong public support for afterschool and summer learning programs. In this poll, designed by the bipartisan team of Lake Research Partners and the Tarrance Group and administered by Ipsos through an online omnibus survey, nearly 9 in 10 adults agree that afterschool programs are important to their community and 2 in 3 adults say that they want their federal, state, and local leaders to provide funding for afterschool and summer learning programs.	Download Toplines
Afterschool in the Time of COVID-19 – Wave 1 (July 2020) In the first in a series of surveys that take the pulse of the afterschool field during the pandemic, it is clear that although afterschool programs remain a vital partner to help young people emerge from this crisis strong, resilient, and hopeful, they are in dire need of support. In a survey conducted by Edge Research on behalf of the Afterschool Alliance between May 28-June 30, 7 in 10 program providers report serving students in some capacity since the pandemic began, however, 84% of programs report that they are concerned that they will not be able to provide services in the fall. Afterschool in the Time of COVID-19 survey page Surveys COVID-19	Download Toplines
Preparing for Back to School and Navigating Summer in the Time of COVID-19 – Wave 2 (September 2020) After six months in a COVID-19 world, with the continued uncertainty of when things will return to normal, this brief, Preparing for Back to School and Navigating Summer in the Time of COVID-19, combines findings from a survey of parents along with the second in a series of surveys of afterschool and summer providers to monitor the state of the afterschool field. The Wave 2 provider survey of 1,047 afterschool and summer program providers, conducted between July 20 and August 31, finds that providers are growing increasingly worried about their program’s long-term sustainability, but despite these struggles, programs continue to provide supports to the children and families in their communities, with strong majorities of parents believing in the value of afterschool and summer programs, as well as supporting public funding for these opportunities. Wave 2 Toplines Wave 1 and Wave 2 Comparison Toplines Parent Summer Survey Toplines Afterschool in the Time of COVID-19 survey page Surveys COVID-19	Download
Back to School in the Time of COVID-19 – Wave 3 (November 2020) Eight months into COVID-19, three key trends are shaping the landscape of afterschool programs across the nation. First, many more afterschool programs are operating now than were in the spring and summer. Second, programs are able to serve only about half as many students as they supported before the pandemic. Third, the children being left behind are disproportionately those from low-income families. These findings are documented in the brief, Back to School in the Time of COVID-19, based on the third in a series of surveys of afterschool program providers to monitor the state of the afterschool field. The Wave 3 provider survey of 1,445 program providers, was conducted between September 28 and October 27, and represents more than 7,300 program sites. Wave 3 Toplines Waves 1, 2, and 3 Comparison Toplines Afterschool in the Time of COVID-19 survey page Surveys COVID-19	Download