What is the VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate?
The Florida Department of Education/State Board of Education is required by law (2006->Ch1002->Section 69#1002.69″ target=”_blank”>Section 1002.69(5), Florida Statutes (F.S.)) to calculate a kindergarten readiness rate every year for each private or public school VPK Provider of either the School-Year (540-hour) or Summer (300-hour)program. The VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate measures how well a VPK provider prepares four-year-olds to be ready for kindergarten based upon Florida’s VPK Education Standards. The VPK Standards describe what four-year-old children should know and be able to do by the end of the VPK experience.
