Five-year-old Marlaina Paulding likes playing in the tents in her VPK classroom at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Martin County. She likes learning the alphabet and numbers, and the Spanish ...

In an effort to stop bad behavior before it starts and improve student achievement, Brevard Public Schools is looking to expand its voluntary prekindergarten program. The district already serves more ...

Many parents of Pre-K students are weighing their options for how to get the best and safest education for their kids. One parent, Karen Douglas, has chosen to keep her 4-year-old son home for the ...

Enrollment in Florida's VPK Program is down and educators are worried about the long-term impact that could have on students. Sandy White is the Director of Barlow Little Palms Pre-School in Palm ...

Florida’s budget for 2018 is the largest ever at $89 billion, but the students learning how to say the days of the week in Spanish in Monica Heimes’ VPK class won’t see much of that. Since the ...

Two prominent childcare and VPK programs in DeSoto County have closed their doors in the last five months, leaving early learning advocates from Arcadia to Sarasota mobilizing in search of solutions ...

PANAMA CITY — Cedar Grove Elementary School earned the top Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) state score in the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida (ELCNWF) service area for the 2024–25 ...

Beaches Chapel Preschool opened VPK classes last week with a reading of “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Harper. The book shares the fears and excitement that comes with leaving one’s family for a ...

On May 27 Faith Early Learning Center hosted a drive-thru graduation ceremony to celebrate the VPK Class of 2020. Faith is one of the largest VPK providers in Sarasota County. The 39 graduates came in ...

Florida's first voluntary prekindergarten program began in 2005. The program is free for all 4-year-olds. School-readiness test scores show VPK prepares children for school. This story was updated to ...