Federalism is the system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments; in the United States, both the national government and the state governments possess a large measure of sovereignty.
The Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program â or VPK â is a free prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds who reside in Florida and were born on or before Sept. 1 each year. For the 2017-2018 program year, children living in Florida must have been born between September 2, 2012 and September 1, 2013.
Each credentialed VPK Instructor (lead teacher) must have: 1  Copy of one (1) of the following credentials: Copy of a five (or more) hour Early Literacy training certificate. 2  Copy of Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Background screening completed in the past 5 years.