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Admission to First School is open to everyone, regardless of race, religious affiliation, or family composition. All religions are respected, and all children are treated as members of God’s diverse family. Available spots will be filled as completed registration forms are received. 

View our handbook: First School Family Handbook

2025-2026 School Year Registration 


Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is on February 14th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. from this website FirstSchoolFayetteville.org.  Links for school year and summer enrollment will be on this page 


Registration fees will not be due at registration.  If your child gets placed, you will be notified and invited to the childcare software we use to collect fees and tuition.  Your child is not enrolled until their fees are paid.  Parents are notified of their child’s admission to the program by March 30. At that time all enrollment fees will be due to hold the spot for your child. 

Fill the 2025-2026 school year registration form out on this page on February 14, 2025 at 8:00am CST.

Fill the summer 2025 registration form out on this page on February 14, 2025 at 8:00am CST.

Please Contact Cathy Hairston for further Registration Information: 

    • Phone: 479-571-4516 
    • Email: chairston@fupcfay.org 

After all available spots are filled, those that did not get a spot will be placed on a waiting list. 

Registration and Activity Fees 

    • Registration for 2025-2026  School Year: $110 per child. (Registration fee: $80 and Activity fee: $30). Both are non-refundable.  
    • Summer Registration Fee: $30 per child per session, non-refundable.  

If you are registering after March 1st, please contact the director, Cathy Hairston for Registration forms and Information: 

2025 -2026 School Year Tuition 

Parent’s Day Out 

Birthdays between July 31st 2022 and July 31st 2024

    • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
        • Mon/Wed/Fri: $337 per month 
        • Tue/Thu: $241 per month 
    • 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
        • Mon/Wed/Fri: $547 per month 
        • Tue/Thu: $391 per month 

Preschool 

    • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
        • Mon/Wed/Fri: $316 per month 
        • Tue/Thu: $226 per month 
    • 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
        • Mon/Wed/Fri: $514 per month 
        • Tue/Thu: $368 per month 

Kindergarten – a maximum of 12 students 

Our facility is an approved vendor under the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Department’s Education Freedom Account (EFA). This means that you may be eligible to receive funding for tuition. To learn more information or complete the 2025-2026 application click here.

*Note: EFA applications for the 2025-2026 school year will not open until mid to late spring.

    • 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
        • Mon – Fri: $578 per month 
    • 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
        • Mon – Fri: $938 per month 

2025  Summer Tuition  

First School offers two sessions for summer, including an elementary program for K-2nd grade. 

Registration Fee: $30 per child, per session, non-refundable.  

    • Session 1 – June 2 – 26 
    • Session 2 – July 7 – 31 

Parent’s Day Out 

Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu 

    • 8:00 – 12:00: $249 
    • 8:00 – 2:30: $405  

Preschool (3 years old & up)  

Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu  

    • 8:00 – 12:00: $234 
    • 8:00 – 2:30: $381 

Elementary Age (Kindergarten – 2nd grade) 

Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu 

    • 8:00 – 12:00: $249 
    • 8:00 – 2:30: $405 

First School is a Ministry of  First United Presbyterian Church