"In Korea, the child care for after-school time has become a pressing social issue as so-called “key child” has increased due to weakening of family function from high percent of dual-income family, increase of single-parent family and nuclear family. The support for the after-school program is very important in terms of child welfare and child development. The community study class for children lacking protection of family, as naturally originated beginning of out-school care in 1980', in, the local juvenile center, after-school programs, after school academy, after-school youth study club and other various care programs are in the process of operation up to now. The synthetic strategy for support, teaching professional, quality programs by children, and active financial backup of government are necessary to ensure betterment of after-school program for children. Also the local governmental bodies and whole level of local community needs to focus on the effort for daycare programs after school time. Key words: after-school child care, local community, betterment"