Preschool - VPK
Our preschool and free VPK programs are filled with opportunities for investigation, exploration, and discovery. Children will gain new knowledge and skills and scaffold on the previous knowledge.
Our professional, nurturing staff uses child guided inquiry and intentional teaching strategies to give your child the best educational experience while building a love of learning. Our faculty will engage your child in fun-filled, meaningful experiences that lead to success throughout their school years.
Our Creative Curriculum, along with best play-based practices from around the world, aligns our goals with educational excellence.
VPK
Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK) is a free program to prepare 4-year-olds for success in kindergarten and beyond. It helps prepare your child to be strong readers and successful students by focusing on literacy skills-building, accountability, learning materials, manageable class sizes, and qualified instructors' expectations.
Parents have the option of enrolling children in one of the following VPK programs:
- School-year Program: 540 instructional hours and a class size of 20 or fewer students. At a minimum, instructors must hold a Birth through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential and complete special training on early literacy and performance standards.
- Summer Program: 300 hours of instruction and a class size of 12 or less. Instructors must hold a bachelor's degree.
To apply for your VPK voucher
Click HereQualifications of the Free VPK program:
Your child must be 4-years-old by September 1 of the program year. In order to prove your child's age, you will be required to submit one of the following:
- An original or certified copy of the your child's birth record
- An original or certified copy of the child's certificate of baptism or other religious record of the birth
- An insurance policy on the child's life, which has been in effect for the last two years
- A passport or certificate of the child's arrival in the U.S.
- An immunization record signed by public health officials or a physician
- Florida SHOTS documentation
- A valid military dependent identification card
In addition, in order to attend the free VPK program you will also be required to show documentation that proves your child resides in Broward County. You will be required to submit one of the following to show such proof:
- Government-issued document (such as a Florida driver's license)
- Military order showing that the child's parent is a service member in the U.S. Armed Forces and is assigned to duty in Florida
- Signed and dated rent receipt or lease agreement, which shows full address
- Recent utility bill, which shows full address
