Pre-K

  •  PRE-K

    About Collier County Public Schools Pre-K Programs...

    CCPS Pre-K is a high quality early childhood education program. Comprehensive resources are provided for social-emotional development, health and nutrition, and family engagement. The goal of CCPS Pre-K is to prepare children for success in Kindergarten and beyond. Children and families who participate in CCPS Pre-K enjoy a variety of educational opportunities.

     

    What makes CCPS Pre-K the better choice?

    • Highly-Qualified Teachers with Florida Certification 

    • Age-appropriate curricula with a strong emphasis on early literacy skills

    • Staff to child ratio is 1 to 10 or lower

     

    What program options are available to children and families?

    CCPS Pre-K offers three convenient program options:

     

    --- OPTION 1: Full Day Program ---
    FREE Head Start Pre-K

    Requires the pre-approval of families meeting federal guidelines. Children in foster care and families experiencing homelessness or house-sharing, children with disabilities, receiving public assistance (TANF or SSI), or earning below the Federal Poverty Guideline are encouraged to apply. Click below on Head Start for a complete list of available sites.

     

    --- OPTION 2: Full Day Program ---
    VPK combined with Parent Pay Option


    This option combines a 3-hour VPK program with an additional 3.5 hours to make a full academic day. Parents are responsible for the additional fees associated with this option. Click below on VPK for complete list of available sites. 

     

    --- OPTION 3: Half Day Program ---
    FREE VPK at Sabal Palm Elementary 

    3-hour Morning and Afternoon sessions available. This program is available FREE for all children aged 4 on or before September 1st of the upcoming school year.
    Sabal Palm Elementary is located at:     4095 18th Avenue NE, Naples, FL 34120

     

     PRE-APPLICATION FOR 2019-2020 BEGINS DECEMBER 1ST!

     

     For more information regarding CCPS Pre-K Programs, click below. 

     VPK  Head Start VPK ESE  
     
     
     
    About Early Education...
    • The early years are the learning years. Research suggests the most important growth and development in the brain happens by the age of five. A child’s ability to be attentive and to follow directions emerges in the early years. Structured early learning in Pre-K helps foster these abilities for later success in school and in life
    • Pre-K prepares children to be ready for school. Children who participate in high-quality early childhood education programs develop better language skills, score higher in school-readiness tests and have better social skills and fewer behavioral problems once they enter school. They are also better prepared for kindergarten, especially in the areas of pre-reading, pre-math and social skills
    • Pre-K enhances what a child learns at home and promotes a love of life-long learning
    • The goal of our programs is to ensure children enter kindergarten fully ready to learn and succeed. Collier County Public Schools provide an environment rich with child-initiated active learning experiences for children. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate and can be modified for individual four-to-five-year-olds that have skills at either end of a developmental continuum.