The "Idaho Building Blocks for Out-of-School Time Quality" provide a baseline of quality and are the foundation from which to build quality programming for school-age programs including: before school, after-school, summer learning, clubs, sports, and other youth programming.
Assess the quality of a program through self-assessment and determine areas to work on for quality improvement!
Identify specific areas of need and areas that a program is doing well!
Help families and communities understand the expectations of out-of-school time professionals and organizations!
Create a framework for schools, communities, and programs to determine what a quality program looks like and how it can have a positive result for children and youth!