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After-school in Connecticut

Updated 2026-06-13

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1,049
public schools
521K
students enrolled
$11.7M
federal 21st CCLC
12K
youth served (funded)
195K
kids in unmet demand
194,941 Connecticut kids want a seat they can't get. You could open a program.

A step-by-step guide for Connecticut — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.

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Demand & unmet need

America After 3PM (5th edition, 2025 data) · accessed 2026-06-04
96,444
kids in an after-school program (18%)
194,941
kids whose parents want a program but can't get one (2 in 3)
291,385
total kids whose parents want after-school
521,270
total public school enrollment
ServedUnmet demand
96,444291,385 want it
44%
would enroll if a program were available · US 22%
18%
currently enrolled · US 14%

Federal funding (21st CCLC)

FY2026 $11,698,809
12,265 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Connecticut state facts →

State funding streams

No dedicated state stream recorded — federal 21st CCLC only, as far as we've ingested.

Who's in charge

Statewide after-school network
Connecticut Network for Children and Youth
Michelle Doucette Cunningham · Wethersfield
https://ctncy.org/ →
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Connecticut education agency contacts (4 agencies — click to expand) Source: U.S. Dept. of Education ↗
State Department of Education
Connecticut Department of Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103
📞 (860) 713-6543
Website →
State Higher Education Agency
Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 707, Hartford, CT 06103-1841
📞 (860) 947-1800
Website →
Special Education Agency
Connecticut Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education
P.O. Box 2219, Hartford, CT 06145-2219
📞 (860) 713-6910
Fax (860) 713-7051
Website →
State Adult Education Agency
Adult Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103
📞 (860) 713-6543
Website →

ED.gov page last reviewed March 30, 2026.

Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Connecticut Network for Children and Youth
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff

Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.

By category

By operator

Unspecified32
Boys & Girls Club3

By cost

Not specified35
After-school service providers & vendors (16,026)

Organizations that run or supply Connecticut after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.

Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.

Program directory

35 programs on record

Program Contact Operator Cost Award yr Award $

Connecticut schools — breakdowns

Schools serving each grade

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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.

Schools by level

High 214
Middle 144

Browse Connecticut schools by district (196)

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Hartford School District40 New Haven School District39 Bridgeport School District38 Waterbury School District29 Norwalk School District22 Stamford School District21 Danbury School District18 Connecticut Technical Education and Career System18 Capitol Region Education Council18 Greenwich School District17 Fairfield School District16 West Hartford School District16 Bristol School District15 Stratford School District15 New Britain School District14 Meriden School District14 East Hartford School District13 Milford School District13 Southington School District13 Norwich School District12 Wallingford School District12 Hamden School District11 Middletown School District11 Ridgefield School District10 Naugatuck School District10 Manchester School District10 West Haven School District10 Glastonbury School District10 Guilford School District9 Simsbury School District9 Trumbull School District9 Enfield School District9 Regional School District 159 Newtown School District8 East Haven School District8 Shelton School District8 New London School District8 Windham School District8 Westport School District7 Groton School District7 Darien School District7 Wethersfield School District7 Bloomfield School District7 Newington School District7 Cheshire School District7 Vernon School District7 Farmington School District7 South Windsor School District6 Torrington School District6 North Haven School District6 Stafford School District6 Berlin School District6 New Canaan School District6 Learn6 Regional School District 136 Watertown School District6 Wolcott School District6 Regional School District 176 Portland School District6 Windsor School District6 Plainfield School District5 Windsor Locks School District5 Plainville School District5 New Milford School District5 Ledyard School District5 Rocky Hill School District5 Monroe School District5 Branford School District5 Regional School District 185 Waterford School District5 Bethel School District5 Montville School District5 Avon School District5 Ellington School District5 Madison School District5 Coventry School District5 Griswold School District5 Derby School District5 East Lyme School District5 Seymour School District4 North Branford School District4 Regional School District 104 Weston School District4 Tolland School District4 Regional School District 124 New Fairfield School District4 Canton School District4 Regional School District 064 Granby School District4 Killingly School District4 Mansfield School District4 Regional School District 144 Oxford School District4 Cromwell School District4 Stonington School District4 Wilton School District4 Ansonia School District4 Litchfield School District4 East Granby School District4 Regional School District 164 Brookfield School District4 Orange School District4 East Hampton School District4 Plymouth School District4 Colchester School District4 Suffield School District4 Westbrook School District4 East Haddam School District3 Thompson School District3 Regional School District 043 Regional School District 053 Old Saybrook School District3 New Hartford School District3 Lebanon School District3 Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS3 Putnam School District3 Thomaston School District3 East Windsor School District3 Somers School District3 Clinton School District3 Woodstock School District2 Redding School District2 Willington School District2 Hebron School District2 Brooklyn School District2 Easton School District2 Salem School District2 Preston School District2 Winchester School District2 Bolton School District2 Regional School District 072 Bozrah School District2 Canterbury School District2 Area Cooperative Educational Services2 Regional School District 082 North Stonington School District2 Stamford Charter School for Excellence District1 The Woodstock Academy District1 Bethany School District1 Norwich Free Academy District1 Salisbury School District1 Capital Preparatory Harbor School District1 Sharon School District1 Pomfret School District1 Elm City Montessori School District1 Deep River School District1 Cooperative Educational Services1 Essex School District1 Ashford School District1 Great Oaks Charter School District1 Columbia School District1 Kent School District1 Sherman School District1 Achievement First Hartford Academy District1 Jumoke Academy District1 Side By Side Charter School District1 New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District1 Union School District1 Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District1 Common Ground High School District1 Voluntown School District1 Odyssey Community School District1 Woodbridge School District1 Cornwall School District1 Regional School District 111 Chaplin School District1 Regional School District 191 Booker T. Washington Academy District1 Sprague School District1 Andover School District1 Sterling School District1 Franklin School District1 Highville Charter School District1 Lisbon School District1 Canaan School District1 Amistad Academy District1 North Canaan School District1 Hampton School District1 Hartland School District1 Barkhamsted School District1 Brass City Charter School District1 Regional School District 011 Regional School District 091 The Gilbert School District1 Integrated Day Charter School District1 Marlborough School District1 Explorations District1 Elm City College Preparatory School District1 Colebrook School District1 Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District1 The Bridge Academy District1 Scotland School District1 Chester School District1 Park City Prep Charter School District1 Norfolk School District1 Eastford School District1

Public schools (click to collapse)

1,049 schools on record · 521,270 students · 204 cities · 8 counties

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