What options for VPK will be available for families?
The Legislature created two different options for parents: (a) A school-year program consisting of 540 instructional hours; and (b) A summer program consisting of 300 instructional hours. VPK providers have flexibility in structuring the hours per day and days per week to meet the required instructional hours. For example, if a program is 180 days (similar to a school-year calendar), it would offer 3 hours of instruction each day to meet the 540-hour requirement. A provider could also choose to offer a 6 hour-per-day program for 90 days. Providers may consider other options, including offering a morning or afternoon program or having a program for 2 or 3 days a week instead of every day.
