Prime Time Palm Beach County

Program Enrichment:For more than 20 years, Prime Time has supported the out-of-school time field locally, at the state and national levels. Prime Time works with out-of-school time (OST) programs that are participants of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) to maintain or increase their program quality. Using the Palm Beach County Quality Standards for Afterschool as the foundation for the work, Prime Time guides OST program directors, program managers and staff in identifying and implementing opportunities to improve the overall quality of the program. In 2022-2023, Prime Time served 141 participating QIS programs, serving 14,224 elementary youth, 565 middle school youth and 184 high school youth. In addition, Prime Time worked with 12 community-based organizations in Martin County as part of the Martin County Out-of-School Time Quality Improvement Initiative.In an effort to give Palm Beach County's children and youth access to a wide range of experiences and reduce the opportunity gap for children who have limited access to them, Prime Time partners with local organizations to offer expanded learning opportunities at no cost to eligible afterschool and summer programs. In 2022-2023, Prime Time impacted more than 35,000 children and youth by giving them access to hands-on enrichment activities provided by local content experts such as the Cox Science Center & Aquarium.

Special Assistance to Individuals:In 2022-2023, Prime Time awarded 523 scholarship opportunities to out-of-school time practitioners who may be interested in pursuing certificate or degree programs at Palm Beach State College or attending national/state conferences that are specific to the OST field.

Practitioner Training and Incentives:In 2022-2023, Prime Time offered 192 professional development training sessions impacting more than 2,644 practitioners. Prime Time awarded 2,254 financial stipends to attendees for successfully completing each training offered. More than 800 practitioners who attended these trainings and/or earned certificates and degrees that had an emphasis on best practices in youth development were awarded ACHIEVE OST financial incentives. Prime Time's entire suite of professional development offerings helps to increase practitioners' knowledge, skills and attitudes so that they may positively affect the quality of their programs.Prime Time offers eligible out-of-school time programs Quality Core Practice incentives, an incentive-based recognition program that awards financial incentives for demonstrating an elevated commitment to implementing positive youth development strategies through a quality improvement process. In 2022-2023, 42 OST programs and staff received Quality Core Practice incentives to help increase the quality of children's OST experiences and help children achieve improved outcomes.

Other general program assistance given.