More parents are enrolling their children in summer learning programs, according to data released by the Afterschool Alliance today.
Thirty-three percent of families said at least one child participated in a summer learning program last summer, compared to 25 percent of families in 2009. The majority of families pay for their child’s program, averaging a weekly cost of $250. Afterschool Alliance notes that the median weekly income in 2013 was $776, making costly summer learning programs out of reach for many families.
Thirteen percent of families said summer learning programs were available to them for free and 86 percent of parents support public funding for programs.
The data is a snapshot from a larger report the Afterschool Alliance plans to release in October.
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