After-School Care: compare the models.
Look at the operating differences before comparing financial projections.
Back to all after-school care models| Model | Earns from | Capacity constraints | Key distinction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own-Site After-School Center | Care-day or care-hour | Approved places, client mix and required staff coverage | Continuous supervision and regulated or operational place limits replace short appointment capacity. |
| School-Site After-School Program | Client contract-month, billed hour or service unit | Required shift coverage and agreed service levels | The paying customer is the host organization and the operator supplies defined physical coverage. |
| Partner-Site Activity Programs | Host session or participant-session | Staff travel schedule, host space and permitted group size | Partner premises replace a permanent customer center but add travel and host coordination. |
| School-Holiday Day Care Camps | Participant-day or completed program | Approved daily places, seasonal dates and supervision ratios | Longer supervised blocks and seasonal cohorts differ from recurring short classes. |
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Use consistent periods, geographic assumptions, owner labor treatment and financing assumptions. These operating descriptions are not a profitability ranking.
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