Child Development Center
The Child Development Center at FBC Asheville
We provide full-time care for children from 6 weeks through Pre-K. If you are looking for part-time care, First Kids Preschool is our half-day program.
As of July 2026, we have a waiting list for all ages. To join our wait list, please submit this form.
Operating Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.
We observe all major holidays and five teacher workdays per year.
Contact the CDC Director, Jennifer Buchanan at 828.252.3234 or email jbuchanan@fbca.net for more information.
Tuition for 2026-27
- One/Twos – Infants: $1,400 monthly
- Threes/Fours – Pre-K: $1,330 monthly
Monthly tuition is split evenly, with half due on the 1st and half due on the 15th of each month. See tuition chart PDF for detals.
Ratios: We follow the voluntary enhanced requirements for staff to children ratios and often observe lower ratios than our requirements below.
- Infants: 1:5
- Ones: 1:6
- Twos: 1:9
- Threes: 1:10
- Fours & Fives: 1:12.
History & Mission
First Baptist Church of Asheville began weekday ministry to children and their families more than 60 years ago. It started with 15 kindergartners meeting in the church parsonage and has become our Child Development Center (CDC). Along the way, this ministry has changed to respond to shifting cultural realities and community needs. What remains constant is our desire to nurture children in the name and spirit of Jesus Christ.
The CDC is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Asheville. We believe that children are gifts from God, and as such, we value their feelings, desires, thoughts and needs. The CDC exists to help children trust that they are loved by Jesus and his followers; to give children opportunities to develop physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and spiritually to their greatest potential; and to minister, where appropriate, to the needs of children’s families.
