Anchor Academy

Free VPK / Preschool

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VPK stands for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. If you live in Florida, and your child turns 4 four years of age by September 1, your child is eligible to participate in Florida’s FREE Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) education program.

 

Benefits of early education and the VPK program

The most important growth and development in the brain happens by the age of five. A child’s ability to be attentive and to follow directions emerges in the early years. Structured early learning fosters these abilities for later success in school and life. Pre-K prepares children to be ready for school. Children who participate in high-quality early childhood education programs like

Anchor Academy develop better language-skills, score higher in school-readiness tests and have better social skills and fewer behavioral problems once they enter school. They are also better prepared for Kindergarten, especially in the areas of pre-reading, pre-math and social skills.

 

Curriculum

VPK Focuses on reading, writing, math and social skills​ Prepares children to be ready for Kindergarten. 

 

Instructors/Ratios

Ratios are 1 instructor to 11 children,​ class size will never exceed 20 children in the School Year Program.

All VPK instructors must have a minimum of a child development associate for the school-year program, or a bachelor’s degree in early childhood or related fields. Instructors must also complete a FBI/FDLE Background Screeening & have First Aid & CPR course updated.

 

Our focus

• problem-solving

• responsive listening and using language to learn

• social and collaborative skills 

• reading skills

• writing skills

• math skills 

• fostering independence

• cooperation and communication skills

• hands-on learning