Apollo After School

What Apollo After School does

Apollo After School is a private, Chicago-based provider of extended-day childcare and enrichment programs serving Pre-K through 8th grade students on-site at partner K-8 schools. Founded in 2012 and operating across at least four U.S. states (Illinois, California, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.), the company delivers before- and after-school programs, day camps during school breaks, and a standalone curriculum-licensing package, supplemented by two sub-brands: Chess Wizards (a chess enrichment program dating to 2002) and Stellar STEM (a hands-on engineering program partnered with Stellar After School). The core offering combines homework help, more than 20 enrichment themes, physical activities, and healthy snacks into a bundled service marketed as available "at no additional cost" to partner schools.

The business operates on a B2B2C managed-services model in which Apollo contracts with school districts and individual schools to deliver programs on school premises; schools incorporate the service into their extended-day offerings, and end-user families consume it through their school's program. Apollo employs an enterprise field-sales and event-driven go-to-market, targeting school administrators through a dedicated Outreach Team and presence at NSBA, CSBA, and AASA education conferences, supported by a content-marketing blog and parent-testimonial-driven demand generation. The company has 11-50 employees and does not disclose a proprietary technology platform; the technology stack referenced is limited to an online registration and billing system bundled with the curriculum package. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available data, and pricing is not publicly listed.

Name

Apollo After School

Legal name

Apollo After School

Website

https://apolloafterschool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apollo After School provides on-site extended-day childcare, homework help, and enrichment programs for Pre-K through 8th grade students at partner K-8 schools across Illinois, California, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., with curriculum, day-camp, and STEM offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Extended Day Childcare & Enrichment Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School & Extended-Day Programs (School-Run) (EDAJAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM), Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

Keywords

• Extended day childcare
• After school programs
• Enrichment curriculum
• Before and after school care
• School day camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Extended Day Program Tuition: Apollo After School provides extended day childcare services to schools. According to their website, the program 'is available at no additional cost to your school,' indicating that schools pay for the program and bundle it into their offerings to families as part of the school day extended services. Families benefit from the service as part of their school's extended day program offerings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Apollo After School provides turnkey extended-day childcare and enrichment programs delivered on-site at partner K-8 schools, including before and after school care, day camps during school breaks, and a packaged curriculum and ongoing support offering for schools that want to run their own internal programs. Services include homework help, enrichment activities across 20+ themes, physical activities, and healthy snacks, with all program costs bundled into tuition at no additional cost to the partner school.

Product overview

Apollo After School is a comprehensive extended day program provider for students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. The core offering is the Apollo Before And After School Program, which provides extended childcare with homework help, enrichment activities, physical activities, and snacks. The portfolio includes Day Camps for school breaks, the Extended Day Curriculum & Support package for schools wanting to run their own programs, and two sub-brands: Chess Wizards (enrichment chess program since 2002) and Stellar STEM (hands-on engineering and STEM education partnered with Stellar After School). All offerings are designed to support working families with quality childcare outside regular school hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chess Wizards: After school chess enrichment program offering classes, tournaments, and day camps for students of all experience levels since 2002.
• Stellar S.T.E.M.

Products and services

• Apollo Before And After School Program Comprehensive extended day childcare program providing a safe, supervised learning environment before and after regular school hours for Pre-K through 8th grade students, featuring homework help, enrichment activities, physical activities, and healthy snacks. Delivered on-site at partner schools and offered at no additional cost to the school.
• Day Camps Day camp activities for in-service days, vacation days, or school breaks, combining fun and interactive Apollo curriculum with traditional and innovative camp activities for K-8 students.
• Extended Day Curriculum & Support Professionally developed curriculum and support package featuring over 20 enrichment themes for schools to choose from, with available training and ongoing support for program setup, classroom management, materials lists, marketing, staff recruitment, professional development, and online registration and billing.
• Chess Wizards Enrichment chess program first launched in 2002 that inspires students to think logically, win graciously, and learn from defeat through exciting classes, tournaments, and day camps for students of all experience levels.
• Stellar STEM Hands-on STEM program partnered with Stellar After School that makes learning engineering accessible and fun for students.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stellar After SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApollo has partnered with Stellar After School, a hands-on STEM program, to offer Stellar STEM as part of their enrichment offerings. This partnership brings hands-on STEM education to Apollo students through Stellar's specialized curriculum.
• Chess WizardscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChess Wizards is described as 'by the creators of Apollo After School.' Chess Wizards has inspired thousands of students since 2002 with chess enrichment classes, tournaments, and day camps. Apollo promotes Chess Wizards as part of their program offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Right At School: Right At School is a direct peer operating before and after school enrichment programs on-site at partner elementary schools across multiple U.S. states, targeting the same K-8 schools, working families, and district decision-makers as Apollo.
• Champions (KinderCare Education): Champions is KinderCare Education's before- and after-school program delivered on-site at elementary schools. It competes head-to-head with Apollo for the same school partnerships and offers enrichment, homework help, and physical activities.
• KCE Education: KCE operates extended-day programs on-site at elementary schools, providing before/after care and enrichment activities to working families. It is a direct competitor in the school-based after-school care category.

Emerging players

• Mad Science: Mad Science delivers hands-on STEM enrichment programs delivered as in-school and after-school programs. Comparable to Apollo's Stellar STEM and enrichment themes as a specialty enrichment provider embedded in school-based extended-day schedules.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the USA: YMCA offers before- and after-school care programs at many schools nationwide through its local branches, providing enrichment, homework support, and physical activity. It is a broad incumbent alternative in the same extended-day category.
• Sylvan Learning: Sylvan Learning is a national tutoring and enrichment brand with after-school academic programs. While not exclusively school-delivered, it competes with Apollo's homework help and enrichment components for parents seeking supplemental education.
• JCC Association (Jewish Community Centers): JCCs across the U.S. run school-age before- and after-school care programs with enrichment activities, frequently partnering with local elementary schools. They compete with Apollo in overlapping geographies for the same parent segment.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a broad national nonprofit incumbent offering after-school programming, enrichment, and homework help to K-12 youth. Many local clubs operate extended-day programs that compete with Apollo for parent mindshare and school partnerships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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