How Do I Know My Children Are Ready for School

In 2002, Florida Voters approved The Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Education (VPK) Program through constitutional amendment. The goal of the program, signed into law in 2004, is to prepare 4-year olds for kindergarten and lay the foundation for their educational success. The program allows a parent to enroll his or her eligible child in a free pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program.

How Do I Know if My Child is Eligible for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Education?

Each child residing in Florida who will be four years of age on or before September 1 of the school year is eligible for the pre-K program during that school year. A child remains eligible until the beginning of the school year for which the child is eligible for admission to Kindergarten in a public school (i.e. the child reaches age five years on or before September 1 of the school year) or is admitted to Kindergarten, whichever occurs first.

http://www.familycentral.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=palmbeach.PBVPKParents&x=9657093

http://www.elcpalmbeach.org/vpk.htm

http://www.floridajobs.org/VPK/index.html