BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Children across the sunshine state and beyond are getting ready to take their education to the next level. Members of the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida ...

On May 15, the Florida Department of Education released the 2017-2018 Voluntary Pre-K readiness rates, and statewide, only 58% of children who participated in VPK were ready for kindergarten. In ...

It was roughly three weeks ago when the founder and owner of Brownsville Preparatory Institute learned the state would not allow virtual or distance learning for children enrolled in the state's ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - During Dr. Seuss’s Week, excitement filled the air at the Washington County VPK center! On Wednesday, the students got a special visit from Florida’s Chancellor for ...

Small changes could be coming to the controversial Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten evaluation system. Contact 5 first told you Monday, some teachers say it's flawed. Now the state is hoping to work toward ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Families will soon have more flexible options in Florida’s voluntary pre-kindergarten program. VPK is a free program that helps children get ready for kindergarten. With ...

The practice round was rough. When Florida implemented a new Kindergarten Readiness test last fall — designed to determine if the state's thousands of Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) programs were ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) – Early learning educators and advocates are worried after seeing a decline in enrollment for Florida’s voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) program. The Early Learning ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Many parents have made the tough decision to either keep their kids at home or send them back into the classroom. But for some of the youngest students in our area, there will soon ...

JACKSON, FL. (WMBB) – Children in the Chipley Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program received a visit from a special guest this morning. Florida Chancellor for Early Learning Cari Miller made a visit to ...

Parents enrolling their children in voluntary pre-kindergarten will no longer have to stand in line or take time off work. The Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties, Inc. will offer ...