Welcome Families!
Hays CISD is excited to offer a full day Pre-Kindergarten program for four-year olds! When children receive a quality early childhood education, they are better prepared to learn when they enter Kindergarten.
If your child lives in any Hays CISD elementary school attendance zone and meets the federal guidelines to qualify for Pre-K, you can enroll your child for free.
Why is Pre-Kindergarten important?
Pre-Kindergarten is an outstanding way to help your child prepare for Kindergarten. Activities build the foundation of academic, social, and emotional skills needed for school success. Students who attend Pre-Kindergarten are less likely to need to repeat a grade or receive intervention services, have higher graduation rates and even earn higher wages as adults!
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Hays CISD will offer a Community Tuition Based Option for the 2025-2026 school year!
First come/First served
Spots will be granted based on 100% completion of online registration application and verified documents on or before June 18, 2025.
Your child must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2025
Community Tuition Based Campuses: Buda ES, Carpenter Hill ES, Cullen ES, Elm Grove ES, Negley ES, Sunfield ES
Tuition Cost: Varies by school year. (pending annual approval from TEA)
Campus placement will begin after June 18th, providing enough time to notify your daycare before the first day of school within a 30-day period.
Parents must provide transportation to and from school (not eligible for Hays CISD bus transportation).
Please email Pre-K Registration if you have any questions.
Stay tuned for 2026-2027 Community Tuition Based Pre-K information