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Implementing Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program

Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Standards

The Florida VPK Education Standards (2008)* were formally adopted by the State Board of Education on August 19, 2008. These standards create a common framework and language to for VPK programs serving Florida’s four-year-old children. The VPK Education Standards are reviewed and revised, as needed, every three years.

Based on collaboration with a Panel of Experts and public input from citizens across the state, the VPK Education Standards reflect the latest research on child development and developmentally appropriate practices for four-year-old children. Benchmarks are now available in three areas: the domains of Language and Communication and Emergent Literacy, and in Mathematical Thinking, further explaining what Florida’s children should know and be able to do at the end of the VPK experience.

To ensure all VPK teachers effectively utilize the VPK Education Standards, training has been developed. This training is based on the most current early childhood research and is appropriate for all VPK instructors. The participants will be introduced to the VPK Education Standards, which are guidelines that describe what children should know and be able to do at the end of the VPK year.

To register for an upcoming training on the VPK Education Standards, where participants receive Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) and a copy of the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards (2008)* book, contact your DOE VPK Regional Facilitator.

The Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards (2008)* book is also available for purchase through the Florida Institute of Education.

2008 VPK Education Standards and Benchmarks List* (PDF, 219KB)

* This document was developed under the auspices of the Florida Department of Education, Office of Early Learning, to disseminate the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Standards, adopted by the Florida State Board of Education on August 19, 2008, consistent with the requirements of Section 1002.67, Florida Statutes.

This document contains material adapted and adopted from The Work Sampling System® 3rd Edition Copyright 1994 Pearson Education, Inc. and from The Work Sampling System® 4th Edition Copyright 2001 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. All materials contained in this document adapted or adopted from The Work Sampling System® are protected by United States copyright law and may be reproduced by the Department of Education only as Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Standards and made available for printing or purchasing through the Internet. Any other reproduction, distribution, transmission, publication or use requires the prior written permission of Pearson Education, Inc.

For further information, please contact:

Florida Department of Education
Office of Early Learning
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1524
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400