The YMCA is partnering with Polk County Public Schools to offer VPK and early childhood education at McLaughlin Academy of Excellence in Lake Wales. The program aims to reduce the VPK waiting list ...

The Polk County school district has ended a policy that prohibited children in early childhood programs - ages 3 and 4 - from bringing their own lunches or water bottles.

YMCA of West Central Florida and Polk County Public Schools are collaborating to provide Voluntary Prekindergarten and early childhood education programs in the fall at McLaughlin Academy of ...

Polk County exceeded the state average for vaccination rates among kindergartners and seventh-graders for the last school year, according to a report from the Florida Department of Health.

Nineteen Polk County public schools will have new principals for the 2025-2026 school year. Five principal reassignments are a result of retirements.

Polk County ranks 51st out of Florida’s 67 counties for childhood well-being, according to a report released by the Florida Policy Institute.

Polk County schools are set to reopen Wednesday after Hurricane Milton, the county announced on Facebook.

The Early Learning Coalition of Polk County is responsible for making sure state and federal funds are delivered to child-care providers for their school readiness and volunteer prekindergarten or ...