In January 1990, the League of Women Voters (LWV) Education Fund launched a 2-year national project to increase the availability of affordable, quality school-age child care for low and moderate income families. As part of this national project, local LWVs implemented model projects with one or more of the following activities: (1) increasing the supply of available school-age child care spaces; (2) improving the quality of existing programs; (3) securing funding for program operating expenses or tuition scholarships; and (4) providing community education on the importance of school-age child care. This guide contains profiles of 15 local projects. An analysis of the projects explains the impact of strategies used in the projects on the quality of child care. The analysis also considers project funding, community education, and populations served. Project evaluations indicated that the ability to recruit and retain well-trained staff had a direct effect on the success of the project, and a 2-year period was required to build a coalition of community groups that would last beyond the initial impetus of outside funding. Lists of steps to follow in starting or expanding a school-age child care program, resources relevant to child care, and organizations involved in child care issues are appended. (SM)