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VPK for Parents

What is VPK? | How to Register | Find a VPK School

VPK Round-ups/Parent Registrations | Required Forms of Documentation


How to Register Your Child for the 2008-2009 School Year or the 2009 Summer Program?

  1. You will need to meet with us for a face-to-face meeting. To schedule a face-to-face meeting, please call us at (904)726-1500 or (800)238-3463 and ask to speak with a VPK Specialist.

  2. At the meeting, you will need to submit a photocopy of your child's proof of age and a photocopy of your proof of residency in the State of Florida (Click here to see acceptable forms of documentation).

  3. We will then provide you with a VPK Parent Handbook, a Parent's Guide to VPK Standards, a Certificate of Eligibility and a list of VPK providers.

  4. You will take your Certificate of Eligibility to the provider of your choice (from the list of participating providers) in order to be enrolled.

  5. The provider will contact our office for a confirmation number; this number is specific to your child and that VPK provider. Once the provider has entered your confirmation number on your Certificate of Eligibility and returned the original certficate to our office, your child will be considered enrolled in the program.

***NOTE: VPK Policy requires that the Parent/Guardian with whom the child LIVES be the one to complete the necessary VPK paperwork.  If you are not the child’s parent, then proof of Guardianship is also required***

Parental Rights and Responsibilities

Rights

Responsibilities

  • To enroll my child with an eligible provider/school of my choice, subject to the provider/school's agreement to admit my child

  • To find an eligible provider/school willing to enroll my child

  • To be free from the provider/school requiring me to pay any fee or charge for the VPK Program

  • To provide transportation for my child to and from the VPK Program, although some providers/schools may offer transportation

  • To have the provider/school admit my child in the VPK Program without requiring me to enroll my child (or pay) for additional services (e.g. full-day, extended-day, or wrap-around services)

  • To follow the provider/school's attendance policy

  • To verify my child's attendance each month

  • To receive VPK services for my child without discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin

  • To allow my child, after completing the VPK Program, to be screened for readiness to enter kindergarten in order to confirm the VPK Program's effectiveness