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VPK stands for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
Program. If you live in Florida, and your child turns
4 four years of age by September 1, your child is eligible
to participate in Florida's FREE Voluntary
Prekindergarten (VPK) education program.
Benefits of early education and the VPK program
• The most important growth and development in the brain
happens by the age of five.
• The early years are the learning years. A child’s ability to
be attentive and to follow directions emerges in the early
years. Structured early learning fosters these abilities for
later success in school and in life.
• Pre-K prepares children to be ready for school. Children
who participate in high-quality early childhood education
programs develop better language skills, score higher in
school-readiness tests and have better social skills and
fewer behavioral problems once they enter school. They are
also better prepared for Kindergarten, especially in the
areas of pre-reading, pre-math and social skills.
• Pre-K promotes a love of learning in children. Pre-K
enhances what a child learns at home and instills a love
of life-long learning.
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