
The School District of Volusia County will provide a free, full-day Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program during the 2020-2021 school year. Families zoned for the hosting schools with a child who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2020 are eligible to apply for this VPK Early Learning Initiative.
Hosting schools are Discovery, Edgewater Public, Forest Lake, Friendship, Holly Hill, Indian River, McInnis, Orange City, Palm Terrace, Pierson, Sugar Mill, Sunrise, Starke, Timbercrest, Turie T. Small and Westside elementary. In addition, a VPK program for families zoned for Horizon, Port Orange and South Daytona elementary schools will be hosted at Atlantic High School.
All sites will operate the program during regular school days and follow the districts school year calendar. Transportation will not be provided.
Parents may complete a virtual application by contacting their zoned school beginning April 15, 2020. To participate, a child must:
be zoned for the hosting schools
be 4 years-old on or before September 1, 2020;
be a resident of Volusia County living within the school zone; and
have a current, valid 2020-2021 school year Certificate of Eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia County "“ (386) 323-2400, or www.elcfv.org
All documentation needed will be sent via email during the virtual enrollment.
All original documentation will need to be received at the school site upon reopening of our schools.