The Summer VPK program provides 300 hours of instruction to age-eligible Pasco County children who did not participate in the 540-hour 25-26 school year VPK or Head Start program and who will be going into Kindergarten in the Fall of 2026.
To be eligible for VPK, children must live in Florida and be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the current school year. Children who did not participate in the 540-hour 25-26 school year VPK or Head Start program and who will be going into Kindergarten in the Fall of 2026.
Children will attend Monday-Thursday June 8- July 30. The district is closed on Fridays during the summer.
Student Hours:
June 8-July 23 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
July 27-30 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
No. Children attending Summer VPK must be dropped off and picked up by car.
Classes are not to exceed 12 students with a single lead instructor. Instructors must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree.
Standards: Florida Early Learning amd Developmental Standards
Curriculum: The Creative Curriculum (State Approved)
Department Navigation
PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Head Start Application and Interview Information
- VPK Application Here
- Head Start Required Documents
- Head Start Definitions of Income
- Early Childhood Programs Site Locations Map
- School Boundaries
Policy Council
Annual Reports
Community Assessment
Important Links
Parent Engagement
Other Important Links
- HURRICANE RESOURCES
- (FDLRS) Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource Systems
- Florida Head Start Association
- Florida VPK
- Head Start/Early Head Start Welcome Video
- National Head Start Association
- Poverty Guidelines
- Head Start Community Resources (Espanol)
- Head Start Bus Van Safety Video
- Walk This Way Video
