This fact sheet provides information related to school-age children's out-of-school time. The fact sheet summarizes findings of research related to the following topics: (1) families' need for supervision of children and youth; (2) types of after school activities; (3) demographic information on children in America; (4) links between children's health and safety indicators and unsupervised time; (5) the variety of programs available to meet children's needs for after-school care and education; (6) the benefits of high quality after-school programs; (7) links between after-school program participation rates and positive outcomes; (8) the costs of after-school care; (9) the increase in public support for after-school programs; and (10) the growth of public and private funding for after-school care and education programs. (Contains 54 references.) (KB)