The Florida Board of Education has approved new standards for voluntary prekindergarten programs, aiming to measure how well they prepare children for kindergarten and ultimately grades one through three.
Voluntary prekindergarten (VPK), created in 2005, is designed to serve that function at no cost to families. Instructors must hold at least a state-issued teaching credential.
The grading system will take effect at the end of the 2024-2025 school year and the scores will be made available to parents through the providers and My Florida Schools, a database of all public, private, and specialized instructional service providers in the state…