This story was updated to correct a misspelling. 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 ...

This story has been updated to include additional information. It's only January, but it's already time to think about the 2025-2026 school year and where you'll be enrolling your kids for voluntary ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Even though it is hard to see our little ones grow up, Bay District Schools’ VPK program makes the transition from the home to the classroom a lot easier. Pre-K is the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The cost of child care is on the rise and research shows it’s largely due to the pandemic. But in Florida, there is the option of free volunteer pre-kindergarten, also known as ...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has officially opened the application window for its nationally recognized Magnet and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs for the 2026-2027 school year, ...

Sarasota County Schools will soon accept applications for enrollment from kindergarten through 12th grade students across the state. Sarasota County Schools will open its Controlled Open Enrollment, ...

Orange County's full-day voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) program is accepting applications for the upcoming school year. Registration is due by May 30.The program, which aims to prepare children for ...

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 ...

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 ...