Prime Time Palm Beach County

What Prime Time Palm Beach County does

Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit intermediary founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boynton Beach, Florida, that builds the capacity of out-of-school time (OST) programs serving children and youth in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Its operational model centers on the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS), a comprehensive assessment and improvement framework launched in 2007 and co-developed with the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality. Prime Time supports OST directors and practitioners through an integrated stack of services: the QIS coaching and assessment system, a Salesforce-based Prime Time Experiences Portal for member access, an OST Registry tracking credentials and CEUs, professional development training catalog (including a STEAM Initiative series and the Be Well Café well-being community), scholarships and ACHIEVE OST financial incentives, and career advising delivered through a formal educational pathway partnership with Palm Beach State College established in 2010.

The organization is funded primarily through institutional grants from the Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County, Children's Services Council of Martin County, the Palm Beach County Youth Services Department, the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, United Way Palm Beach County, and The Wallace Foundation, supplemented by individual donations and national partners such as ECMC Foundation and Every Hour Counts. Pricing is effectively free at the point of service for qualifying OST programs and practitioners in the two-county service area, with scholarships covering educational advancement costs.

Prime Time's go-to-market is community-led and direct: it engages OST programs through field-based quality advisors, site-based and virtual trainings, the online portal, an annual Afterschool Symposium, and a network of Expanded Learning Opportunity (ELO) partner providers such as Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, FLIPANY, Resource Depot, and Nexplore. Reported impact metrics include more than $2 billion in estimated social and economic returns from the Palm Beach County afterschool system over 25 years, 14,099 STEAM learning experiences delivered in 2023–2024, and engagement with 130+ afterschool program directors. The organization employs 11–50 staff and is led by a team with unusually long tenure (78% of leadership with 15+ years of service).

Name

Prime Time Palm Beach County

Legal name

Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.

Website

https://primetimepbc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prime Time Palm Beach County is a 25-year nonprofit intermediary that builds the capacity of out-of-school time programs in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through its Quality Improvement System, professional development training, scholarships, and a Salesforce-based member portal serving OST directors and practitioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boynton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: As a nonprofit organization, Prime Time Palm Beach County operates primarily through grant funding from government agencies, private foundations, and individual donations. Their funders include Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County, Children's Services Council of Martin County, Palm Beach County Youth Services Department, Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, and other philanthropic organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Prime Time Palm Beach County is a 25-year nonprofit intermediary organization that operates the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) and delivers professional development, scholarships, career advising, an OST practitioner registry, an online member portal, and partner-provided Expanded Learning Opportunities to support out-of-school time (OST) programs and practitioners across Palm Beach and Martin Counties in Florida.

Product overview

Prime Time Palm Beach County is a nonprofit intermediary organization that provides an integrated, multi-component system of supports for out-of-school time (OST) professionals and programs. Its core offerings are organized around the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) — the foundational platform for assessing and improving program quality — supplemented by professional development training catalog, the Prime Time Experiences Portal (a Salesforce-based member portal), the OST Registry, scholarships, career advising, and expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) delivered by partner providers. Key program modules include the STEAM Initiative training series, the Be Well Café well-being community of practice, the Well-being and Life Skills Initiative, the Teen Advisory Council, the Middle School Initiative, and the Martin County Quality Improvement Initiative. Prime Time also convenes the annual Afterschool Symposium and publishes research reports including its landmark 25-Year Impact Report and New Ecology of Afterschool study. Together, these products and services form one of the most comprehensive OST quality improvement systems in the nation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) Prime Time's flagship quality improvement system for out-of-school time programs, providing measurement tools, quality coaching, improvement planning, self-assessment frameworks, and quality advisor support to raise and sustain program quality across Palm Beach County.
• Professional Development Training Offerings A comprehensive catalog of professional development trainings, workshops, and on-site professional development services for OST practitioners, covering resiliency, life skills, STEAM facilitation, youth planning, and behavioral management.
• Prime Time Experiences Portal A web-based portal for Palm Beach County afterschool professionals and partners providing access to tools, resources, registry membership, transcript management, and support services.
• Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) Partner-provided enrichment experiences delivered to OST programs, including STEAM, arts, literacy, marine life education, and other hands-on learning activities for youth in grades 3-8 and beyond.
• STEAM Initiative Training Series A six-part hybrid training series (in-person and virtual) teaching OST practitioners to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics activities, boosting practitioner confidence and youth engagement.
• OST Registry Membership A membership registry for out-of-school time professionals tracking training hours, credentials, educational pathways, and professional development milestones.
• Scholarships and Financial Incentives (ACHIEVE OST) Financial incentives, scholarship programs, and continuing education unit (CEU) support for OST practitioners pursuing educational advancement, including degree pathways in partnership with Palm Beach State College.
• Career Advising and Educational Pathways Career advising services and a fully articulated educational pathway with Palm Beach State College, helping OST professionals obtain college credits, certificates, and degree programs.
• The Be Well Café A weekly virtual drop-in well-being community of practice for OST practitioners featuring guided self-care, stress reduction, resiliency, mindfulness, and peer support exercises.
• Well-being and Life Skills Initiative A structured initiative incorporating resiliency and life skills development for youth and adults, based on Florida Health Skills, Florida Resiliency Standards, and Weikart frameworks.
• Middle School Initiative An initiative launched in 2016 to increase the number of middle school OST programs supported by Prime Time's quality improvement services.
• Martin County Quality Improvement Initiative An extension of Prime Time's QIS model into Martin County, providing quality coaching, training, and professional development to OST programs funded by the Children's Services Council of Martin County.
• Community Empowerment Program A program focused on community-level empowerment and family engagement within out-of-school time settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• High-quality OST programs positively impact social and emotional skills, school grades, standardized test scores, school attendance, and on-time grade promotion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Palm Beach State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2010 creating a fully articulated formal educational pathway for OST professionals in Florida. Prime Time offers CEUs through PBSC for professional development training offerings.
• Every Hour CountsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of national citywide organizations. In 2023, Prime Time co-hosted a national conference with Every Hour Counts. Collaboration on Powered by Youth Voice initiative.
• David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program QualitycoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint venture of Forum for Youth Investment and High Scope Educational Research Foundation. Developed the Palm Beach County Program Quality Assessment (PBC-PQA) tool used for quality improvement.
• Mizzen EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free Mizzen platform for OST teams. Sponsor and exhibitor at Afterschool Symposium. CEO Carlos Santini presenting at symposium.
• EJS ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity youth development organization presenting at Afterschool Symposium on mental health destigmatization
• ReAbleU TherapyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health counseling service presenting at Afterschool Symposium on mental health in youth organizations
• Connect to Greatness, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization focused on mentoring and leadership development presenting at Afterschool Symposium
• The Leadership Haven Resource CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership development firm presenting healing-centered leadership training at Afterschool Symposium
• HTI CatalystsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting network presenting on family engagement strategies at Afterschool Symposium
• Thomas Ed Learning CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation organization presenting on youth voice and confidence at Afterschool Symposium
• Young Singers of the Palm BeachesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity children's choir providing free afterschool choirs in local schools as Prime Time expanded learning opportunity provider
• Resource DepotminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNon-profit creative reuse center providing upcycled materials and environmental education through Prime Time ELO programs
• FLIPANYminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner providing healthy food and nutrition programming for youth at Prime Time ELO sites
• Learning Beyond the BellminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorK-6 afterschool and summer learning curriculum provider exhibiting at Afterschool Symposium
• NexploreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSTEAM enrichment service provider exhibiting at Afterschool Symposium
• Techie Kids ClubminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoding, robotics and STEM enrichment organization exhibiting at Afterschool Symposium
• Spanish Academy LMBDminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpanish language education provider exhibiting at Afterschool Symposium
• Ser-Kallai, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNon-profit supporting well-being and emotional resilience exhibiting at Afterschool Symposium

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Boston After School & Beyond: Boston-based citywide OST intermediary that builds partnerships and provides resources to expand quality afterschool programs. Uses a directly comparable intermediary model to Prime Time but operates exclusively in the Boston metro rather than Florida.
• Dallas Afterschool: Dallas-based nonprofit intermediary that coordinates afterschool programs and professional development across the city. Mirrors Prime Time's citywide intermediary model with comparable QIS-style quality supports, but serves the Dallas market.
• ExpandED Schools: New York City-based nonprofit partnering with schools to provide expanded learning time, professional development, and OST programming. Comparable integrated model of quality improvement, professional development, and afterschool program support in a different geography.
• LA's BEST: Los Angeles-based citywide OST intermediary providing free afterschool programs at elementary school sites. Comparable citywide OST intermediary operating at significant scale in a major metro with similar partnership-driven delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Every Hour Counts: National coalition of citywide OST intermediaries that includes Prime Time as a member. Functions as both a peer network and convening body, enabling knowledge sharing, collective advocacy, and shared funding opportunities across member organizations.
• Afterschool Alliance: National nonprofit advocacy organization raising awareness and support for afterschool programs. Operates in the same OST ecosystem as Prime Time but with a national advocacy and policy focus rather than direct intermediary service delivery.
• National Afterschool Association: National membership association for OST professionals offering training, resources, and credentials. Comparable to Prime Time's professional development focus but delivered through a national membership-based model.

Others

• Wallace Foundation: Major national foundation that funds OST research, including Prime Time's Future of Youth Development and 25-year impact work. Functions as a key ecosystem funder rather than a peer service organization.
• Forum for Youth Investment: National nonprofit that houses the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, which co-developed Prime Time's PBC-PQA assessment tool. Functions as a research and capacity-building partner in the OST field rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrimeTimePBC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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