Over the last twenty years, more than three million children have gone through VPK, Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.
From learning lessons of school routines & social skills to learning their ABCs & 123s, Florida’s VPK prepares young children to be ready to learn on day 1 of Kindergarten.
Why does VPK matter?
State and local prekindergarten programs, almost without exception, improve academic readiness for school.
- The strongest predictors of later achievement are school-entry math, reading and attention skills.
- Children who complete VPK are significantly more likely to enter kindergarten ready for school.
- Children who participated in Florida’s VPK program scored higher on the third-grade English Language Arts test than did nonparticipants.
- Participation in an early childhood experience (child care or preschool) increases high school graduation rates.