The Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) is a program created to prepare every four-year-old for kindergarten and build a strong foundation for their continued educational success.
The VPK provides each child the opportunity to perform better in school and throughout life with a quality program that includes high literacy standards, accountability, appropriate curricula and qualifies instructors.
Voluntary Prekindergarten is free for all children who are 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, reside in Florida, and who are not participating in the Gardiner Scholarship Program. Parents whose children are born from Feb. 2 through Sept. 1 of a calendar year may choose to enroll their child in VPK in either the school-year their child turns 4 or the next.