Five-year-old Marlaina Paulding likes playing in the tents in her VPK classroom at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Martin County. She likes learning the alphabet and numbers, and the Spanish ...

Teachers and staff at Phillippi Shores Elementary School in Sarasota check in students during the opening day of school in August 2023. Sarasota County Schools will soon accept applications for ...

It was roughly three weeks ago when the founder and owner of Brownsville Preparatory Institute learned the state would not allow virtual or distance learning for children enrolled in the state's ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — As students head back to school in St. Lucie County, many child care facilities will also open the doors to 4-year-olds entering the state's voluntary prekindergarten program.

For the first time, Leon County Schools is combining VPK registration and school choice into one single process. School ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — New numbers show only about half of Palm Beach County kindergarten students were considered "kindergarten-ready" when they entered elementary school this year. It comes as ...

Florida's first voluntary prekindergarten program began in 2005. The program is free for all 4-year-olds. School-readiness test scores show VPK prepares children for school. This story was updated to ...