VPK is free of charge to all 4-year-old children in Florida regardless of family income. The high-quality learning opportunity builds a strong academic structure. Voluntary Prekindergarten began as an amendment passed by Florida voters in November , then signed into law in January with its implementation in August Participation is completely voluntary. Voluntary Prekindergarten is free for all children who are 4 years old on or before Sept.
Parents whose children are born from Feb. Public, private, and faith-based providers may be eligible to deliver the program depending on whether they meet the minimum standards required in law.
What is VPK. Benefits of early education and the VPK program The most important growth and development in the brain happens by the age of five. The early years are the learning years. Structured early learning fosters these abilities for later success in school and in life. Pre-K prepares children to be ready for school. Children who participate in high-quality early childhood education programs develop better language skills, score higher in school-readiness tests and have better social skills and fewer behavioral problems once they enter school.
They are also better prepared for Kindergarten, especially in the areas of pre-reading, pre-math and social skills. Pre-K promotes a love of learning in children. For example, if a program is days similar to a school-year calendar , it would offer 3 hours of instruction each day to meet the hour requirement.
A provider could also choose to offer a 6 hour-per-day program for 90 days. Providers may consider other options, including offering a morning or afternoon program or having a program for 2 or 3 days a week instead of every day.
You may choose a provider any time after receiving your VPK enrollment certificate. Public, private, and faith-based providers may be eligible to deliver the program depending on whether they meet the minimum standards required in law. The summer program cannot begin before May 1st. However, providers have flexibility in meeting the required number of instructional hours and may have different start and end dates. Children may participate in the summer VPK program the summer immediately before the school year for which the child is eligible for kindergarten.
A private prekindergarten provider may establish and use criteria to determine whether to admit a child for services in the school-year or summer programs.
Criteria must be objective and apply uniformly for all children. State and federal law prohibits certain discriminatory admissions.
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