Introduction to the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Standards for Parents

The Florida Department of Education recently published the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Standards: What Parents Should Know, It's OK to Play in VPK!. Fully recognizing parents as their child's first teacher, this book is designed to help families understand how these standards can help them create developmentally appropriate learning environments at home. This parent resource book describes the characteristics of developmentally appropriate learning environments. It identifies how the VPK Education Standards can be used to help children of all different backgrounds, abilities, temperaments, and interests, learn and develop skills.