An administrative and economic mechanism for managing the system of supplementary education for children in the region: The essence, structure, and indices
<b>Subject.</b> This article examines the mechanism for managing the system of additional education for children in the region. <b>Objectives.</b> The article aims to describe the structure of the mechanism for managing the system of additional education in the region and develop an organizational and economic mechanism to manage the regional system of additional education for children. The article also aims to substantiate proposals to improve the methodology for calculating the target or core indicators of estimating the children additional education enrollment ratio in the region. <b>Methods.</b> For the study, we used a systems approach and the methods of structural analysis. <b>Results.</b> The article describes the essence of the concepts of <i>Accessibility of Additional Education for Children</i> and <i>Optimal Accessibility</i>. It proposes a structure of a comprehensive organizational and economic mechanism for managing the regional system of additional education for children. The article also substantiates proposals to improve the methodology for calculating the targets or key indicators included in the Federal and regional projects <i>Success of Every Child</i> which are part of the national project <i>Education</i>. <b>Conclusions.</b> The organizational and economic mechanism for managing the regional system of additional education for children consists of blocks of organizational, managerial and financial and business elements based on the appropriate regulatory framework. It is necessary to clarify the methodology for calculating the key indicators that characterize the number of children living within the Quantorium technology parks' catchment area.