It’s time for
Broward County families to take advantage of the FREE Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
(VPK) program! Parents of all eligible 4-year-old children are invited
to enroll them in VPK, which builds upon and supports the early learning
lessons parents introduce in the home as their children’s first
teachers.
On March 1st, hundreds of parents of eligible four year-olds children
set out to community application sites to register for the VPK School
Year 2008/2009 program. This program consists of 540 instructional hours
and is for children born between September 2, 2003 and September 1, 2004
and whose parents do not plan on having them participate in the Summer
2009 VPK program. Parents should keep in mind that registration for VPK
is ongoing and additional application sites and schedules will be posted
via www.elcbroward.org on a continual basis. There are an unlimited number
of certificates and all eligible four year-olds who register will receive
one.
Parents of children born between
September 2, 2002 and September 1, 2003 can begin registering for the
Summer 2008 VPK program on March 17, 2008. The summer program consists
of 300 program hours and just like the school year program, is a great
initiation to readiness skills for children entering kindergarten in August.
To register for VPK, parents need to bring proof of the child’s
age and proof of Florida residency to a designated community application
site location. Upon registration, parents will receive a Certificate of
Eligibility which can be used to enroll their children in a program with
one of the approved providers. For a schedule of VPK registration locations
or general questions please visit http://www.elcbroward.org/vpk.aspx or
call the VPK Hotline at 1-866-YOU-4-VPK (1-866-968-4875).
