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. Two prominent childcare and VPK programs in DeSoto County have closed their doors in the last five months, leaving early learning ...

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 ...

On Aug. 22, Anastasia Baptist Child Care Ministry will offer part-time Preschool 3 and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten classes at the church's State Road 16 campus, 110 Circle Drive East. The Preschool 3 ...

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 ...

The Florida State Constitution guarantees a free voluntary pre-kindergarten program for all 4-year old children. The VPK program has proven to prepare children for educational success in elementary ...

Registration remains open for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten classes this summer and kindergarten classes in the fall in Marion County Public Schools. More than 3,070 youngsters attend kindergarten in the ...

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 ...

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 ...