Orange County Public Schools to open more full-day VPK classes

The program will be available in seven additional schools for the 2025-26 school year. Two of those are in the West Orange and Southwest Orange area.

By Michael Eng
| 5:18 p.m. May 13, 2025

Observer School Zone

Orange County Public Schools is opening more full-day Voluntary Prekindergarten classes in seven schools for 2025-26 school year.

In West Orange and Southwest Orange, the program will be available at SunRidge and MetroWest elementary schools. The other five schools include Brookshire, Camelot, Deerwood and Waterbridge elementary schools, and Kelly Park School.

The expanded full-day program will be a Parent-Pay option at $150 per week. The program schedule follows the regular school day Mondays through Fridays.

Minimum of 20 students must be enrolled. Parents can go directly to the school to register. The deadline is Friday, May 30.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.