by Tricia | Jul 15, 2024 | Early Learning, Featured
As a parent and your child’s first teacher, you want your child to continue learning all year long, and summer provides many opportunities for families to spend quality time together and experience new things. If your child is heading to Voluntary Prekindergarten...
by Tricia | Jun 3, 2024 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Featured
Children are naturally inquisitive—they love to explore and discover new things around them. Florida state parks provide unique and often free opportunities for children to see and learn about animals, natural resources and plants. Your child’s level of understanding...
by Tricia | May 1, 2024 | Early Learning
VPK is a free high-quality education program designed to prepare Florida’s 4-year-olds for kindergarten and educational success in life. Enroll today for summer VPK! Did you know there are different VPK program options? Families can choose from one of several program...
by Tricia | May 1, 2024 | Early Learning, VPK
Florida’s school-year Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program is coming to an end and now is the time to prepare this year’s VPK “graduates” and their families for the transition to kindergarten. VPK is not a requirement to enter kindergarten, but data show...
by Amy Lyn | Mar 28, 2024 | Providers, Early Learning, Families & Parenting, VPK
Watch this impactful video about the first five years of a child’s birth. To learn more, visit Why Early Education Matters.
by Tricia | Feb 9, 2024 | Early Learning, Early Literacy
From this month’s Parents’ Pages: “Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) providers use the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system, a statewide standardized program known as the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Star Early...