Quality Improvement
The goal of Prime Time’s technical assistance is to enhance the quality of school-age afterschool programs throughout Palm Beach County. As conveners of the Quality Improvement System (QIS), Prime Time’s main focus is to support programs as they move through the system. Our Quality Advisors work on-site with providers to assess program needs and develop multi-year plans for improvement. Quality Advisors provide consultation on engaging and interacting with children and youth in safe and supportive environments. They also provide administrative referral and bring afterschool programs together with appropriate community resources. 

Afterschool Consortium
The Prime Time Afterschool Consortium is a network of afterschool and summer program providers who join together to share best practices in the afterschool field, learn about new policy developments and advocacy activities, get information about a variety of program and staff resources and network with peers. The Consortium is open to all individuals engaged in the afterschool arena. Activities include seminars and workshops with experts in the field, networking opportunities and special events. Consortium members also have free access to Prime Time’s Resource Center, which contains afterschool curricula, literature and audio-visual materials. To register for Consortium events, please click here.

Community Partnerships
With a goal of providing varied and engaging experiences for Palm Beach County’s young people, Prime Time partners with local community organizations and individuals to offer an array of program supports and enhancements at no cost to the youth provider community. These include both long-term and short-term program enhancements in the following fields:

• Arts and Culture
• Academics
• Sports and Recreation
• Career Explorations
• Health and Nutrition

Short-term curricula range from six to nine sessions. These programs serve as an introduction to a particular field or skill. Arts and Culture program enhancements are delivered by our partner, the Center for Creative Education.  The Sports And Recreation program enhancements are delivered by the YMCA of South Palm Beach County.   Prime Time provides the equipment from our Lending Library and pays for instructors or for provider staff to be trained in delivery of the activity. 

Enhancement programs are more intense, year-long components that are provided to selected afterschool program sites and offered by various community partners. These programs are integrated into the regular afterschool program schedule and delivered by a combination of the afterschool staff and experts provided by the partnering agency.

Click here to view our enhancement programs.

Community Outreach & Advocacy
While our community focused advocacy is a priority for Prime Time, it is clear that local communities are impacted by state and federal policy. In order to take a comprehensive approach to advocacy, Prime Time supports the Florida Afterschool Alliance, the statewide afterschool professional association, and the Afterschool Alliance's national Challenge Event in Washington, D.C. each spring. Through our coordination of Palm Beach County's annual Discover Afterschool event, which brings attention for the need and benefits of afterschool programs, Prime Time make a contribution to the national awareness and advocacy agenda.

Training & Professional Development

Afterschool is quickly becoming an established professional career, tied to national standards and local requirements. To support this emerging field, Prime Time provides career guidance and awards scholarships enabling school-age care givers to take relevant classes at Palm Beach Community College (PBCC) as well as attend approved professional development classes, workshops and conferences. Prime Time is working with PBCC to develop a fully articulated curriculum leading to credit-bearing courses, credentials and degrees for the afterschool professional.

Prime Time offers a variety of professional development and quality assurance training programs and workshops at no cost to afterschool providers. These trainings focus on topics that relate directly to indicators of quality in afterschool and reflect the current professional development needs in the field.