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After-school in Delaware
Updated 2026-06-13
33
public schools
—
counties
24K
students enrolled
$6.5M
federal 21st CCLC
6,831
youth served (funded)
70K
kids in unmet demand
69,812 Delaware kids want a seat they can't get. You could open a program.
A step-by-step guide for Delaware — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.
Demand & unmet need
America After 3PM (5th edition, 2025 data) · accessed 2026-06-0418,132
kids in an after-school program (12%)
69,812
kids whose parents want a program but can't get one (approximately 4 in 5)
87,943
total kids whose parents want after-school
24,355
total public school enrollment
ServedUnmet demand
18,13287,943 want it
53%
would enroll if a program were available · US 42%
12%
currently enrolled · US 16%
Federal funding (21st CCLC)
FY2026
$6,515,398
6,831 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Delaware 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
Delaware education agency contacts (4 agencies — click to expand) Source: U.S. Dept. of Education ↗
State Department of Education
Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building, 401 Federal Street, Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901-3639
📞 (302) 735-4000
Fax (302) 739-4654
Website →
State Higher Education Agency
Delaware Higher Education Commission
The Townsend Building, 401 Federal St, Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901
📞 (302) 735-4120
Fax (302) 739-5894
Website →
Special Education Agency
Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education, Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite Two, Dover, DE 19901-3639
📞 (302) 735-4210
Fax (302) 739-2388
Website →
State Adult Education Agency
Adult and Prison Education Resources, Delaware Department of Education
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1, Dover, DE 19904
📞 (302) 857-3340
Website →
ED.gov page last reviewed March 30, 2026.
Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Delaware Afterschool Network
🗓 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.
After-school service providers & vendors (452)
Organizations that run or supply Delaware 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
0 programs on record
No individual programs ingested for Delaware yet.
Delaware schools — breakdowns
Browse Delaware schools by district (5)
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Public schools (click to collapse)
33 schools on record · 24,355 students · 11 cities
★ Best schools in Delaware →
Public schools (click to collapse)
33 schools on record · 24,355 students · 11 cities
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