florida’s voluntary prekindergarten program (vpk)
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Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
(VPK)
VPKFlorida Legislation
• Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK) allows every child who resides in Florida and
• attains the age of four years on or before September 1 of the school year
• to participate in a high quality learning experience
• at no cost to parents
VPKFlorida Legislation
Public, private and faith-based community preschools may offer a 540-hour school year VPK program
Florida public schools may offer a 540-hour school year VPK program
Public, private and faith-based community
preschools may offer a 300-hour school summer VPK program
Florida public schools are required to offer a 300
hour summer VPK program
Summer VPK
To meet the required state mandate of a 300-hour program,
Summer VPK was first implemented May 31- July 28, 2006.
• 700 students attended a seven and a half hour day
• teachers were employed for an eight-hour day
•parents participated in after-school Family Literacy events.
Summer VPK Curriculum
Let’s Begin With The Letter People Curriculum
Structured approach to literacy learning that focuses on:
Oral Language and Vocabulary Development Print Awareness Phonologic and Phonemic Awareness Alphabetic Knowledge print awareness,
DOE Office of Early Learning www.myfloridaeducation.com/earlylearning
Physical Health Approaches to Learning Social and Emotional Development Language Communication Emergent Literacy Cognitive Development General Knowledge and Motor Development
Standards identify what four year old children should know and be
able to do by the end of their prekindergarten year.
Florida VPK Performance Standards
• DOE has a free five-hour online Emergent Literacy course, at:
• www.myfloridaeducation.com/earlyl
earning
• Provides technical assistance on emergent literacy, language, emergent reading, emergent writing and environment.
VPK Online Training
Summer VPK
Outdoor Play/Gross Motor Activities
Summer VPK
WritingActivities
VPK Challenges
If your child did not attend a VPK Program, why not?
Responses from 3,000 Kindergarten parents included:
772 parents never heard of VPK
524 parents were not aware their child was eligible for VPK
400 parents enrolled in another preschool
147 parents indicated no aftercare program at the VPK location
173 parents indicated VPK was too far from home
Additional VPK Challenges
State policy prohibits the VPK provider from determining eligibility thus parents must
complete the VPK eligibility application process at a community agency not at the VPK
school. Information is available at www.elcbroward.org
Florida’s class-size reduction requirements, limits space in the public schools for the
Implementation of a school-year VPK program.
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Questions?
LaQuita Lee, Director PreK-2 Department
754-321-1951
Broward County Public SchoolsVPK Program
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