Apply Now! VPK

Step 1. Apply for your child’s VPK Certificate of Eligibility online via the State of Florida - Family Portal website. If you have already received your child’s VPK Certificate of Eligibility, please go directly to Step 2.  

Step 2. Create your child’s BCPS – VPK application. - Click Here to access the VPK Parent Portal and create your child’s BCPS – VPK application. 

For additional information, please see our BCPS - VPK Frequently Asked Questions. 

Due to the high demand, Federal, State, and District requirements, a selection process must occur in order to ensure equity for selection in our Pre-K classes. Students are selected for enrollment in one of two ways: 

• VPK (Title I Supported) Selection Process – This process is used to select Broward residents that are applying for the full-day, free VPK class supported by State-funded VPK and Federally-funded Title I. It involves using multiple, education-related, objective criteria for selection of students. Students are selected based upon academic need using the information you provide through the BCPS – VPK Parent Portal online application. Priority is given to students living within the school’s attendance boundary. 

• VPK/Pre-K (Tuition Supported) Process – This process is used to select students that are applying for the full or half-day, VPK/Pre-K (Tuition Supported) classes offered at selected BCPS schools. There are limited seats for parents interested in a free, 3-hour, VPK-only class and seats for families interested in a full day, VPK/Pre-K tuition supported program. Students are selected based upon District priority and random selection. Priority is given to students living within the school’s attendance boundary. Many VPK/Pre-K classes have programs available for 3-year-old children. 

For more information, please contact the Early Childhood Education Department, VPK Office at 754-323-4750.