by Tricia | Sep 21, 2026 | Early Learning, Featured
As your child begins Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program, their teacher will learn more about their early reading skills through the FAST Star Early Literacy assessment. One of the first checkpoints in the program year is Progress Monitoring 1 (PM1)....
by Tricia | Jun 29, 2026 | Early Learning
Transitioning to kindergarten is an exciting milestone for young children and their families. A kindergarten‑ ready family supports, encourages and celebrates the growing skills children develop during the early years. The Florida Early Learning and Developmental...
by Tricia | Jun 1, 2026 | Early Learning
Sensory play is any activity that uses a child’s senses. This includes touch, sight, sound, smell, taste, balance and movement. Sensory play may look like messy fun, but it is an important way young children learn and grow. When children use their senses, they build...
by Tricia | Apr 23, 2026 | Early Learning, Providers
Meet The Masters is our creative program to introduce art to preschool-age children. It features multimedia presentations plus hands-on experiences to teach young children about the lives and techniques of the world’s great artists, such as Claude Monet, Vincent Van...
by Tricia | Apr 17, 2026 | Early Learning
If you have a child in Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), they will soon take the final VPK progress monitoring, known as PM3, of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early Literacy. FAST Star Early Literacy is administered three times during the VPK...
by Tricia | Apr 13, 2026 | Early Learning
VPK is a free educational program that prepares 4-year-olds for success in kindergarten and beyond. Children must reside in Florida and be 4 on or before September 1 of the school year they enroll. Parents whose children are born between February 2 and September 1 of...
