Beth Emet Early Childhood Center accepts the following Scholarship and State Funding Programs:
Family Empowerment Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA, former known as "Gardiner")
The FES-UA Scholarship is available through "Step Up for Students" to Preschool students ages 3 and up, who have a specific diagnosis. The funds may be used toward tuition and fees for a private school, homeschooling options, therapies, tutoring and more. The average award for this scholarship is $10,000.
Open Enrollment for the FES-UA Scholarship for the 2024-2025 School Year is now available.
For more information, or to see if your child qualifies, head to:
https://teachcoalition.org/fl-scholarship/ OR
https://www.stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/unique-abilities/
*NEW FOR THE 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR:
The FES-UA Scholarship can now be used in conjunction with the VPK program!
- December 15th, 2024, is the last day to submit a scholarship application in order to receive 50% funding. This will close out the application season for the 24-25 school year.
- Open Enrollment for 2025-2026: Coming Soon!
Step Up's open enrollment season for the 25-26 school year will be starting February 1, 2025. Parents should be gathering the documentation now for the upcoming scholarship season.
Parents can contact Teach Florida for scholarship assistance. Email them at scholarships@teachcoalition.org or call their customer service line: 561-680-6973. You can also visit their scholarship website and live chat with them at https://teachcoalition.org/fl/
Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK)
VPK is a free program to prepare 4-year-olds for success in kindergarten and beyond. It helps prepare children to be strong readers and successful students by focusing on literacy skills-building, accountability, learning materials, manageable class sizes, and qualified instructor' expectations.
When you complete the VPK registration process, you will receive a Certificate of Eligibility (voucher) to be signed/dated and handed in to our school, prior to your child attending our program. With the voucher, your child is eligible to receive *approximately $3,000 from the state to cover 540 hours of your child's time spent in our Early Childhood Center. Once we have the voucher, we will deduct these monies from your tuition.
(*This number is reviewed and determined by the state each summer and is subject to change.)
For more information, or to apply for VPK, head to:
https://www.fldoe.org/schools/early-learning/parents/vpk-parents.stml