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Public funding for programs has simultaneously increased, bringing greater demand from policymakers and private funders for better information about whether, and when, OST programs are a costeffective way to improve children’s outcomes.  \nThough OST programs receive a lot of attention, it is often hard to find even basic information about the types of programs operating, the amount of exposure children have, and the remaining demand. This article provides a clear picture of the changing landscape of afterschool programs. We use a variety of well-respected nationally representative data sources—with information from parents and from school administrators—to  \ndocument trends in three areas. First, we highlight trends in program availability and use, showing trends in the percentage of children attending OST programs and the percentage of schools offering programs. Where possible, we highlight trends for policy-relevant subgroups such as low-income children and African-American children. This information helps us understand children’s exposure to OST programs. Second, we provide information about trends in the types of programs that are operating. We highlight the changes in the proportion of programs that are school-based, the varying focus of school-based programs, and variation in the hours these programs operate. This information helps us understand  \nKAtHryN HyNES is an assistant professor in the department of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on the interplay among child care and youth development programs, policies, and systems; parents’ workfamily strategies; and children’s outcomes.  \nFELiCiA SANDErS is a recent graduate of the Education Theory and Policy program at Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests focus on urban school reform, the achievement gap, and multicultural education.  \nwhat children are experiencing when their parents report that they attend “an after-school program.” Finally, we use a relatively new data source to contribute information about unmet need for programming.  \nAs demands for quality information increase, ongoing connections among research, advocacy, and policy are essential. In addition to providing up-to-date information about trends in the OST field, the findings from this article—and sometimes the problems we encountered in finding useable information—have implications for two ongoing debates: program effectiveness and unmet need.  \nAdvocates argue that OST programs can have positive impacts on academic, social, and physical well-being (National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 2009) . Others argue that, while OST programs have the potential to achieve these goals, many programs are not reaching this potential (Granger, 2008) . Much of the focus among advocates is now on quality improvement, and researchers are studying the circumstances in which certain kinds of OST programs are achieving specific goals for children with specific needs. As we analyzed our data sources to provide information on key topics such as the amount of exposure children have to academic programming, we found that providing this more detailed level of information requires a more nuanced terminology that is shared among parents, advocates, researchers, and policymakers. Today, the label “afterschool program” is used for programs with very different content, goals, and duration. Moving to more nuanced terminology would help researchers provide better information that would in turn help policymakers and advocates support and implement cost-effective programming.  \nSimilarly, debates about unmet need for programming abound. 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