PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - During Dr. Seuss’s Week, excitement filled the air at the Washington County VPK center! On Wednesday, the students got a special visit from Florida’s Chancellor for ...

It was roughly three weeks ago when the founder and owner of Brownsville Preparatory Institute learned the state would not allow virtual or distance learning for children enrolled in the state's ...

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 ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Children across the sunshine state and beyond are getting ready to take their education to the next level. Members of the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida ...

On May 15, the Florida Department of Education released the 2017-2018 Voluntary Pre-K readiness rates, and statewide, only 58% of children who participated in VPK were ready for kindergarten. In ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — Enrollment for voluntary pre-kindergarten this fall is now open, but local programs are still seeing fewer students enroll than before the pandemic. VPK enrollment for early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, FL. (WMBB) – Children in the Chipley Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program received a visit from a special guest this ...

The “VPK Completer’s” program, offered through a grant awarded to the Early Learning Coalition of Indian River, Martin and Okeechobee counties from the Martin County Board of County Commissioners ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) – Early learning educators and advocates are worried after seeing a decline in enrollment for Florida’s voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) program. The Early Learning ...

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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 ...