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Implementing Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

Standards used in VPK Education Programs

The Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011) were formally adopted by the State Board of Education on October 18, 2011. These Standards, a collaboration between the Department of Education Office of Early Learning and the Agency for Workforce Innovation Office of Early Learning, create a common framework and language for providers of VPK Education Programs as well as School Readiness Programs serving four-year-olds.

Based on collaboration with a state Panel of Experts, national and state expert reviewers, and public input from citizens across the state, the Standards for Four-Year-Olds reflect the latest research on child development and developmentally appropriate practices for four-year-old children. All standards and benchmarks are organized in five domains:

  • Physical Development
  • Approaches to Learning
  • Social and Emotional Development
  • Language, Communication, and Emergent Literacy
  • Cognitive Development and General Knowledge

Benchmarks are available in two domains: the domains of Language, Communication, and Emergent Literacy, and the Mathematical Thinking portion of Cognitive Development and General Knowledge, further explaining what Florida's children should know and be able to do at the end of the prekindergarten experience.

To ensure all teachers of four-year-olds effectively utilize the Standards for Four-Year-Olds, training has been developed. This training is based on the most current early childhood research and is appropriate for all instructors and directors of programs serving four-year-olds. The training is titled Standards for Four-Year-Olds. Registration for this instructor-led course.

The Standards for Four-Year-Olds Manual may be purchased from PBD Worldwide for $10.50.

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An electronic version of the entire Standards for Four-Year-Olds document is available below:

A list of the standards and benchmarks found in the Standards for Four-Year-Olds is available below: