VPK
Voluntary
Pre-Kindergarten
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) is a free, high quality 4-year-old educational program that provides an age-appropriate curricula that prepares children to learn, leads to school readiness and fosters educational success. Offering specialized instruction that improves literacy and math, our teachers are highly trained and bilingual.
The benefits of enrolling your child in VPK at HHRC include:
Education, childcare, and services are free to income eligible families.
Classroom sizes are small so that children receive individualized attention.
Developmental and health screenings offered to ensure children are healthy and achieve all milestones.
Help children develop strong cognitive skills, while enhancing physical and social-emotional development.
An evidence-based curriculum is used to ensure children are ready for school.
Daily nutritious meals are provided three times a day.
Mental and behavioral health therapies and support provided on premises.
Children are more prepared for kindergarten.
Children achieve and exceed developmental milestones.
Children are more likely to graduate from high school and move on to college.
“I am the mother of Matias. I have so many great memories of my son’s first steps going to school at Luciano Martinez. First, we were very welcomed by the teachers and all the directors of the facility. They provide my son with all the necessary skills to learn, and they also helped us with the speech therapist. Today, he doesn’t need the therapist any more. I can talk all day about how grateful I am for the school, the teachers and all its staff. I will always recommend Luciano Martinez School very highly.”
“I am the mom of three adorable children. A few years ago, my second child, Enzo had the chance to attend HHRC. It was tough times for us. My husband got sick suddenly with no job, and at that time I worked in a local restaurant trying to help the financial situation of our family. Someone referred us to this organization and with the fear of leaving him for the first time in a preschool with strangers, we did it. It was the best decision! There were nurturing teachers, a loving staff, and since I believe in God, I think He put us at the right place in the right moment. Thanks to HHRC and their mission to help families like ours, we could be back on our feet again. Your mission and vision work!!!”