The Indiana Afterschool Quality Standards are designed to assist organizations in developing high-quality, comprehensive out-of-school time programming for all Hoosier kids.
These standards are based on national research and best-practices in the youth development and education fields. They help set the bar on what it means to be a great program. Together with the Indiana Quality Program Self-Assessment, these rigorous, data-informed standards help outline a path toward building consistent, quality programming so that afterschool programs can thrive and continue to inspire learning in our children.
Our standards serve as:
Leading the way for afterschool program standards, Indiana is the only state in the U.S. with a suite of Specialty Standards. Each set of specialty standards was developed based on national research with state and national experts in the fields of education, youth development, and business.
Quality standards designed to help organizations develop high-quality, comprehensive out-of-school time programming.
A selection from the complete Indiana Afterschool Standards, these are Indiana’s top 10 quality standards for out-of-school learning.