Overview

 

The David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality partners with networks of youth programs to implement evidence-based quality improvement and accountability systems. Our research projects complement these place-based initiatives. In addition, we have a long tradition of strengthening place-based intermediaries and providing technical support to national partnerships like Ready by 21®. 

Place-based projects include:

  • National: Camp Fire; 4-H; Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR); American Camp Association (ACA)

  • Statewide: Kentucky; Rhode Island; Maine; Michigan; Minnesota; New Mexico; New York; Washington

  • City: Asheville, NC; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Black Oak Mine, CA; Buffalo, NY; Charlotte, NC; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago, IL; Cincinatti, OH; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, IN; Denver, CO; Flint, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Kalamazoo, MI; Kansas City, MO; Lansing, MI; Louisville, KY; Milwaukee, WI; Montgomery County, MD; Nashville, TN; Orange County, NY; Palm Beach County, FL; Providence, RI; Redwood City, CA; Richmond, VA; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; St. Paul, MN; Tucson, AZ; Tulsa, OK

 

 

Quality Improvement Case Studies

National

  • Camp Fire - Program Quality Assessment and Improvement Process

Statewide

  • Michigan - Demonstration System: Statewide 21st CCLC quality improvement system with comprehensive support services.
  • Chicago - Out-of-school time project
  • Oklahoma - Oklahoma Department of Education and Oklahoma Afterschool Network

Regionally Based

Organization-based

 

Youth Driven Spaces Initiative

Research

Studies

Assessment Tool Development

 Statewide Evaluation Work

  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • Washington