Afterschool demand outpaces supply, advocates say, even as state scores high in access

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 1,819

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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South Dakota parents who want afterschool care for their kids have better access to it than they do in nearly any other state, according to a national nonprofit organization, and the kids in those afterschool programs spend an outsized number of hours taking part.

Even so, about two-thirds of the South Dakota kids who could be in afterschool care aren’t.

Childcare advocates in South Dakota say the state’s rankings in the national report highlight …

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