Schools
Free Summer Pre-K Program Available
Sulphur Springs Elementary School offers a free summer prekindergarten program.
News Report:
Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia urges parents of 4 and 5-year-olds to enroll them in free summer Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) at one of the participating 19 public elementary schools.
Children who turn 5 years old by September 1, 2012 (born between Sept. 2, 2006 and Sept. 1, 2007), are Florida residents, and who have never participated in VPK are eligible.
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The program will be offered between June 18 and August 8, Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. These hours are flexible so parents can drop off children later than 7:30 a.m. or pick them up earlier than 6 p.m.
The VPK program prepares children to enter kindergarten. The district’s summer program in the Central Tampa area will be at , 412 N. 13th St.
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No bus transportation is provided. Children will be fed a free breakfast, lunch, and snack.
Registration is now open at the school site. For more information, contact the VPK office at 813-272-4840.
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