About
A Year of OST Quality is a Community of Practice (CoP) designed to guide afterschool educators on the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. This community learned how to recognize the 10 Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs and the elements of each standard. Community members also analyzed the relevance of how the standards applied to their program context.
Members of our Community of Practice met once a month from January 2025 – December 2025. The content was based on the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. Each meeting focused on a specific strand of the Quality Standards and allowed for participants to share areas of strength for the benefit of the community of practice/cohort.
Meet Our Members
- Affordable Homes & Communities (AHC) – Arlington, VA
- AlphaBEST Education Inc – Lake Ridge, VA
- Arlington Public School Extended Day – Arlington, VA
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central VA – Charlottesville, VA
- Chrysalis Development Group – Alexandria, VA
- City of Hampton Healthy Families School Age Programs – Hampton, VA
- City of Newport News – Newport News, VA
- Communities in Schools of the Appalachian Highlands – Bristol, VA
- Hampton City Schools – Hampton, VA
- Horizons Hampton Roads – Hampton, VA
- Lady Ls Little Angels Daycare – Hopewell, VA
- McLean Community Center – McLean, VA
- NextUp RVA – Richmond, VA
- On the Road Collaborative – Harrisonburg, VA
- Peter Paul Development Center – Richmond, VA
- Piedmont Family YMCA – Charlottesville, VA
- R.E.A.L Girlz – Chester Virginia
- Rappahannock Area YMCA – Rappahannock, VA
- Henrico County Public Schools – Richmond, VA
