The next School Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board room in Building 3.

Welcome to Early Childhood Programs!

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We offer programs for our youngest learners at various school sites across Pasco County. To apply, simply click the appropriate green button below. If you want to learn more about our programs, check out the information in the boxes below and click the blue button for more details.

 

Head Start  is ONLY accepting applications for children who turned 4 years old on or before September 1, 2025. Please contact us to apply. 

VPK applications for the 25-26 school year are still being accepted at select school sites. Please click the green button below to apply. 

 

VPK Certificates of Eligibilty are available beginning January 1, 2026. Contact the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando for more information. Apply for a certificate here.

VPK application window dates for the 26-27 school year will be released November 18, 2025. 

Head Start & Early Head Start applications for the 26-27 school year will be available February 2, 2026.

Early Childhood Programs

Colleen Wilkinson, Director
District Office
Main Phone Number
813-981-7301

VPK

 

Programs offered:

VPK School Year

Summer VPK 

Summer Bridge VPK 

 

 

To apply or learn more about our VPK programs, click the links above. 

 

Early Head Start/Head Start

 

Programs offered: 

Expectant Mothers

Early Head Start- Home Based

Early Head Start-School Based

Head Start

 

To apply or learn more about the Head Start program, click the blue button below. 

Pre-K Exceptional Student Education

Programs offered:

VPK Inclusion

Pre-K Varying Exceptionalities (VE)

Developmental Pre-K (DPK)

Sensory Behavior Communication Pre-K (SBC)

 

https://www.fdlrsgulfcoast.org/

 

Click the blue button below to learn more.