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 ...

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 ...

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.

In Polk County, the combined vaccination rate for kindergartners in public and private schools was 95.8%. The collective immunization level was 97.1% for seventh-graders.

Polk County ranks 51st out of Florida’s 67 counties for childhood well-being, according to a report released by the Florida Policy Institute. That is an improvement from last year, when the ...

Beacon Hill is one of 350 schools associated with the Early Learning Coalition of Polk County. The nonprofit offers economically disadvantaged families access to quality early education at a low cost.

Polk Early Learning Coalition Removes Board Chair BY Stephanie Claytor Polk County UPDATED 7:38 PM ET Jun. 23, 2019 PUBLISHED 5:41 PM ET Jun. 23, 2019 PUBLISHED 5:41 PM EDT Jun. 23, 2019 ...