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VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate Rule

The Florida Department of Education/State Board of Education is required 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 as measured by the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS).

The VPK Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate Rule was approved by the State Board of Education at their March 20, 2007 meeting.

Since December 2005, the Department has been gathering input from providers through: