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Little Cougars at Countryside High School
Information for 2025-2026
The Little Cougars program at Countryside High School will offer VPK only for the 2025-2026 school year.
All full-time PCS employees will receive a discount for their children at our Employee and Community Preschools! Full-day VPK tuition is $90.00 weekly for full-time benefit-eligible Pinellas County Schools employees. The full-day VPK community rate will be $130.00 weekly.
A full-day VPK program is offered at Countryside High School.- Hours are 6:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Days of operation follow the regular school calendar, including preschool, post school, and professional education days (except February Districtwide Training).
- Priority registration for children of employees
VPK (Children who will be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the school year)
- A non-refundable registration fee equal to one week's tuition is due at enrollment
- Weekly tuition - $130.00 Community Rate; $90.00 PCS Full-Time Employee Rate
The Employee and Community Preschool sites offer an earlier start date on August 1, 2025 for enrolled students.
- Tuition rates prior to the start of the school year on Monday, August 11:
- Friday, August 1 - Community Rate for VPK - $43.00; PCS Employee Rate - $18.00
- Week of August 4 - Community Rate for VPK - $215.00; PCS Employee Rate - $90.00
For information on the Countryside Little Cougars program, please call (727) 724-1427.