The U.S. National Physical Activity Plan: Education Sector Strategies and Tactics

STRATEGY 5

Provide access to and opportunities for physical activity before and after school.

Support Safe Routes to School efforts to increase active transportation to and from school and support accommodations for children with disabilities.
Encourage states to adopt standards for the inclusion of physical activity in after-school programs.
Require a physical activity component in all state and federally funded after-school programs, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Work with community college systems to include physical activity training as part of early childhood and school-age childcare preparation programs.
Subsidize the transportation and program costs of after-school programs through local, state, and federal sources.
Provide resources for innovative pilot projects in the after-school setting.
Encourage states to abide by national after-school accreditation standards on physical activity as applicable, and advance state licensure requirements in alignment with those standards.