Preschool Program - Fayette County Public Schools

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Growing Young Children and Families

The Fayette County Preschool Program is the state-mandated preschool offering in Fayette County Public Schools. We enthusiastically support and follow the goals of the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards. The learning environment is skillfully planned by certified teachers using the philosophy of the Creative Curriculum to ensure a high-quality education for all young children.

Preschool registration is open year-round.

Please review the eligibility criteria and required documentation below under "How to Enroll a Child." When you are ready to proceed:

Start the process online

Sign-Up Assistance: Half-hour preschool registration appointments are available if needed. In addition, walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Schedule An Appointment

Help Desk: For technical issues, please call (859) 422-5555. No appointment is necessary.

2024-25 Preschool Calendar

How to enroll a child

Is my child eligible for preschool?

A child who meets the following guidelines can attend preschool:

Lives in Fayette County, and
Is 4 years old on or before Aug. 1, and
Falls under federal income guidelines.

Or if the child:

Lives in Fayette County, and
Is 3 or 4 years old, and
Meets eligibility requirements as a child with a disability.

Screening: If you are concerned about your child's development, please call (859) 422-0292 to request a Special Education screening.

What paperwork do I need to gather?

Legal birth certificate, passport, or immigration documents

Court custody documents (if guardianship is other than parent listed on the birth certificate); photo ID required

TB skin test (if the child was born or has traveled outside the U.S.)

Current Kentucky immunization certificate (can be turned in within 30 days of the child's starting school)

Current physical exam or doctor’s well-check (may be turned in at the start of school attendance)

Current vision exam (due by the end of December; vision screenings not accepted)

Verification of family's home address, such as a deed, current lease, or current utility bill with parent’s name and address

Verification of your household income (including all adults), such as:

Current W-2 tax form
Current paycheck stub listing the gross earnings and frequency of pay
Current statement from your employer on company letterhead or with the employer’s notarized signature listing the gross earnings and frequency of pay
Current unemployment documents
Current child support documents
Current assistance benefits documents

Follow this application process

Families may apply year 'round. All requests go through the FCPS district office, where our preschool staff determines each child's eligibility.

How-to flyer for 2024-25

Be sure to select the correct school year from the drop-down menu:

BEGIN Online registration

Note: The registration window for the 2025-26 school year opens in February.

If you have no internet access or prefer paper forms, please download and print the PDF below. (To request a paper application by U.S. mail, please email the preschool staff or call 859-422-0304.) We will contact you later to finish the paperwork.

2024-25 Application

Translated resources in multiple languages

Note: The 2025-26 paper application will be available this spring, and the preschool staff will start processing applications on April 28.

How to submit documents

7 ways to get your information to us

How to reach us

Because of high call volume, please email the preschool staff if you have questions about your child's application, whether documents have been received, or other concerns. We monitor this inbox regularly and will reply as quickly as possible.

Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 450 Park Place.

What happens next?

If you complete the process and your child is eligible, you will receive an approval letter from the preschool office. Thanks for your patience.

Preschool enrollment continues through the summer. We don't assign school locations until late July or early August. Placements are based on the application's approval date -- not the submission date -- and depend on available space.

Children whose applications are approved during the month of August will have a September start date.

More about our program

Program Placement

The FCPS Preschool Program only serves children who live in Fayette County. Preschool is not a mandatory program, but it is available to children who meet the requirements (age, special needs, and/or income). Preschool is not offered in every elementary school; therefore, our staff places children based on their districted area of town (by child care or home address), space at a school site, available buses, etc.

We take applications year-round, and we place children throughout the year based on classroom space. If your child needs a ride, we check with our Transportation Department based on current policies and procedures.

Classroom Sites

For 2024-25

The Fayette County Preschool Center is on Springhill Drive near Lafayette High School. Other preschool locations include the Family Care Center, the UK Early Childhood Lab, and the following elementary schools:

Arlington; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Booker T. Washington; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Breckinridge; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Brenda Cowan; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Cardinal Valley; 7:35 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (full-day session), 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Coventry Oak; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Deep Springs; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Dixie Magnet; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Family Care Center; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Fayette County Preschool Center; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Glendover; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
James Lane Allen; 7:35 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (full-day session), 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Julius Marks; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Lansdowne; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Mary Todd; 8:15 to 11:05 a.m. and 12:25 to 3:15 p.m.
Meadowthorpe; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Millcreek; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Northern; 8:15 to 11:05 a.m. and 12:25 to 3:15 p.m.
Paul Laurence Dunbar; TBA
Picadome; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Russell Cave; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Sandersville; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Southern; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Squires; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
Stonewall; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
Tates Creek; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
UK Early Childhood Lab; 8 to 11 a.m.
Wellington; 7:35 to 10:25 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.
William Wells Brown; 7:35 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (full-day session), dismisses at 2:35 on Wednesdays
Yates; 7 to 9:50 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.

Family Resources

Contacts:

Please email the preschool staff here if you have questions about your child's application, whether documents have been received, or other concerns. We check this inbox regularly and will reply as quickly as possible.

Main phone: (859) 422-0304

TBD
office assistant
(859) 422-0304

Fabiola Verduga,
preschool registrar
(859) 422-0473
(speaks Spanish)

Casey Evans,
program manager
(859) 422-0510

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