by Tricia | Mar 26, 2026 | Featured, VPK
Your child may be eligible to participate in Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program. To be eligible for VPK, children must live in Florida and be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the current school year. If their fourth birthday falls...
by Tricia | Feb 23, 2026 | VPK, Featured
20 years later, VPK students are shining bright! Meet Matthew Voight. Matthew Voigt is a former Clay County VPK student. After graduating from Florida State University in 2022, he moved to southern Georgia to work in the housing industry. In addition to being a real...
by Amy Lyn | Nov 18, 2025 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Providers, VPK
This year marks a major milestone for early learning in Florida as the state celebrates the 20th birthday of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program. Since 2005, the Florida Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning has worked with local...
by Tricia | Sep 17, 2025 | VPK
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...
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by Amy Lyn | Jan 21, 2025 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Press Release, Providers, VPK
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla., January 20, 2025 – Celebrating excellence in early education, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) is proud to announce its 2024 Teacher of the Year winners. Honored for their creativity, dedication and passion for teaching...
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...
