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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an effort to stop bad behavior before it starts and improve student achievement, Brevard Public Schools is looking to expand ...

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 ...

For years I’ve driven across Brevard County and seen signs that say “free VPK.” I’ve often wondered, what exactly is VPK? I know it stands for voluntary prekindergarten, but what exactly is it? When I ...

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 ...

In the battle to keep enrollment up as more and more families opt for virtual and private schools, the Hernando County School District sees its Volunteer Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program as […] ...

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 ...