Parent Resources
Half-Day/Full-Day Overview Program Options (K3, K4 & K5)
We are pleased to offer both Half-Day and Full-Day preschool options—allowing families to choose the structure that best fits their needs.
Half-Day & Full-Day Preschool Comparison
Half-Day
Hours: 8:00 am - 12:15 pm
Eligible for After-School Care? No, students must be picked up at 12:15 carpool
Eligible for Extracurricular Activities? Yes, but parents must drop-off/pick-up
Flexibility with Pick-Up: 12:15 only
Full-Day
Hours: 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
Eligible for After-School Care? Yes (beginning at 2:45 pm)
Eligible for Extracurricular Activities? Yes, this is handled during school and after-school
Flexibility with Pick-Up: Families may pick up at 12:15 with advanced notice (children do not have to stay until 2:45)
Key Points to Know
The main difference families need to understand is that Half-Day students may not stay for Company/After-School Care.
If a child will stay 2 or more days a week, the Full-Day program is actually just as cost-effective for families if they were planning on staying past 12:15 more than 2 times per week - the full-day program will only benefit them.
Full-Day does not mean full-time attendance until 2:45. Families may choose 12:15 pick-up as long as they let us know ahead of time. We only ask that students not be picked up during their scheduled lunch period.
Carpool
The safety of all students is one of the most important matters pertaining to school each day. Carpool details are outlined in the student handbook for further clarity.
Students may not be checked out after 2:15 p.m.
All curbs of Belhaven and Pinehurst Streets are for drop-off/pick-up only from 7:15-8:00 a.m. and from 2:15-3:00 p.m. If you are parking and exiting your vehicle, please always park in the lots during these times.
Lunch
Lexington Independents provides food service for FPDS. A variety of food choices are offered each day. Prices will be determined prior to August, and parents will be notified. Monthly lunch menus are posted to fpds.org in the Parent Resources section.
K3 through 6th grade students should bring their own snack and water bottle daily, which may be refilled at our filtered water stations throughout campus. Parents should contact your child’s homeroom teacher if you wish to send a birthday snack for the class or join your child for lunch in the cafeteria.
For questions about lunch accounts and balances, contact Food Service Manager/ Elior Independents School Dining Joseph Bonner (joseph.bonner@elior-na.com).
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Security
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First Presbyterian Church and FPDS have invested heavily in a superb team of security professionals. FPC’s Executive Director, Lee J. Webb, and our Head of Security, Chris Dill, lead a team of nine professional security officers who are equipped with the experience and resources they need to keep our students, members, and staff safe. These are well trained law enforcement professionals whose experience and skills in the field are of the highest caliber. We have a great deal of confidence in them. This team is equipped with security lighting in their vehicles and a roving golf cart that can easily monitor parking lots.
There are at least three armed guards monitoring the building at our most high-volume times and three guards posted on both the Belhaven and Pinehurst Street sides of the building 24 hours a day.
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All staff are equipped with keycards that enable access around the building. This secures the building by keeping the many doors to our facility locked throughout the day. Visitors to school are asked to enter through the door at the Day School ramp on Pinehurst. During the week, we encourage you to use the Pinehurst Street parking lot and entrances for all school events.
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Our camera system allows our security department the ability to monitor activities inside the building and outside the entire property. Additionally, we have joined with other organizations in Belhaven by contributing to the JPD Blue-light camera program, which allows two cameras on Belhaven and Pinehurst to be directly connected to the JPD Command Center.
The safety of our families, students, and staff is extremely important to us. Be assured that we are committed to making our facility as safe as possible. We are constantly reviewing our security measures and will continue to update our systems as we see opportunities for enhancements. Only authorized adults will be permitted to pick up a child.