Questions about VPK? Call 727-588-6513

Watch the Prekindergarten Facebook and YouTube Live Event, to learn about PreK and VPK opportunities: Facebook Link: https://fb.me/e/47p6R1sR6; YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/6DIjLWeKhKI

VPK students must be 4-years-old by Sept. 1 of the year they are attending VPK. To attend VPK, all students must have a Certificate of Eligibility (voucher) from the Early Learning Coalition.  Please visit elcpinellas.net/for-families/vpk to apply for the voucher.  Families must have the voucher at the time of enrollment at the school.  For information about the Certificate of Eligibility, please call the Early Learning Coalition at (727) 400-4411. Early Learning Coalition sites:

• Main Office: 2536 Countryside Blvd. Suite 500, Clearwater, FL 33763
• Lealman Office: 3815 43rd St. Building 8, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
• South County Office: 3420 8th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Late Application Period

Begins March 21, 2022

VPK Late Application Flyer - English (pdf)

VPK Late Application Flyer - Spanish (pdf)

Get your User ID and Password

Go to any nearby school to obtain a User ID and Password (if you don’t already have one for another child in your family).  Please be sure to bring a government-issued photo ID.

Apply for a VPK seat

Log onto the Student Reservation System (SRS) at reservation.pcsb.org.  You may use any computer, including school computers, to apply for a seat.

Enroll at the school

Schools will call if they have an opening.  To enroll, bring your Certificate of Eligibility (voucher) and the following documents:  birth certificate/proof of child’s age, Florida Certificate of Immunization (DH Form 680), physical examination certificate by a licensed examiner, and proof of residency (two forms of documentation required).

At all VPK programs, students attend free for three hours each day, Monday through Friday. Next school year, Pinellas County Schools will offer free, full-day, six-hour VPK at 26 select locations:

Bay Point Elementary, Bear Creek Elementary, Belleair Elementary, Blanton Elementary, Campbell Park Elementary, Dunedin Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Fairmount Park Elementary, Gulfport Elementary, High Point Elementary, Kings Hwy Elementary, Lakeview Fundamental, Lakewood Elementary, Lealman Ave Elementary, Maximo Elementary, Melrose Elementary, Mount Vernon Elementary, New Heights Elementary, Pinellas Park Elementary, Ponce de Leon Elementary, Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary, Sexton Elementary, Skycrest Elementary, Skyview Elementary, Tarpon Springs Elementary, Woodlawn Elementary

See a full list of VPK sites below.

• Dual Language VPK is available at Garrison-Jones Elementary, where students spend half the day learning in English and half the day learning in Spanish. Many students in this program apply for the K-5 dual language program at the school.
• Kings Highway Early Childhood Center is located at the Kings Highway Center for Innovation and Digital Learning. The school provides several early childhood programs, including VPK, where students receive violin instruction twice a week and have additional technology in the classrooms.

2022-2023 School Year VPK Sites

*Free full day programs with Certificate of Eligibility (voucher)