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Top 4 Best Special Needs Schools in West Lafayette, Indiana (2026)

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Brookshire Learning Center West Campus students work together at a classroom table.
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Brookshire Learning Center West Campus

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West Lafayette, INAges 0-12

Brookshire Learning Center West Campus is a childcare and early learning center at 1788 Sagamore Parkway West in West Lafayette. The program has served children for more than 50 years and enrolls ages 6 weeks through 12 years. Infant care covers 6 weeks to 12 months. The toddler classroom is for ages 1 and 2. Preschool serves ages 3 and 4, and Pre-K serves ages 4 and 5 with literacy, math, and social-development work. School-age care for ages 5 to 12 includes before- and after-school time, homework support, and enrichment. Children ages 3 and older can take swimming lessons. The campus lists a swimming pool, basketball court, ball room, and sand room among its indoor and outdoor spaces and serves meals on site. The West Lafayette campus is the location described here. Chess Club is offered to currently enrolled school-age children.

  • Preschool
  • Infant through school-age childcare
  • On-site swimming lessons
  • Before- and after-school care
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Children work with Montessori materials in a classroom at the school.
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Montessori School of Greater Lafayette

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West Lafayette, INGrades K-5Early childhood 1:12 (max 24); elementary 15:1 ratio

Montessori School of Greater Lafayette is a nonprofit, parent-owned Montessori school in West Lafayette. It has served Tippecanoe County families since 1972 and is accredited by the American Montessori Society. The campus overlooks the Wabash River Valley. Children must meet age cutoffs by September 1. The parent/infant program is $920 a year. The toddler program (age 2 by September 1) meets five mornings a week for $6,390 a year; 2-year-olds are not eligible for all-day enrollment. Early childhood (ages 3-6) options include five mornings or five afternoons at $5,600, three afternoons at $3,350, and all-day at $11,200. There is no nap program. Kindergarten full-day is $11,200; half-day kindergarten is $5,600. Early childhood classrooms keep a 1:12 ratio with a 24-student maximum. Elementary tuition is $9,310 a year, with a day from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and a 15:1 ratio. Early arrival for early childhood students is 7:30-8:30 a.m. After care for ages 3-10 runs 3:30-5:30 p.m. MSGL does not participate in the Indiana Choice Scholarship.

  • Montessori school
  • Montessori
  • Parent-owned nonprofit
  • Infant through elementary
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Children and staff in costumes posing in a classroom at Soto's Blossoming Pre-K.
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Soto's Blossoming Pre-K School

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West Lafayette, INAges 3-5

Soto's Blossoming Pre-K School is a certified preschool at 620 Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette. It is a preschool only and does not operate elementary grades. For 2026-27, enrollment is for ages 3, 4, and 5. Children must be 3 by August 1 and fully potty trained. Full-time and part-time spaces are offered. The first day of school is August 10, 2026, and the last day is May 21, 2027, with a graduation ceremony that day. Meet-the-teacher is August 7, 2026. The 2026-27 calendar includes Labor Day, a Halloween party, Thanksgiving break, winter break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a February break day, spring break, and a late-April day off. The stated focus is kindergarten readiness in a certified preschool setting.

  • Preschool
  • Certified preschool
  • Ages 3-5
  • Full-time and part-time
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Learning room with tables and activity materials at STEAM Academy West Lafayette.
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STEAM Academy West Lafayette

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West Lafayette, INAges 0-5

STEAM Academy West Lafayette is inside River City Church at 3504 Morehouse Road in West Lafayette, near Purdue University. The site opened in December 2020 after a full renovation and is adding 4 classrooms. It is a registered child-care ministry of River City Church and is not a special-education school. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for infants through Pre-K plus summer and break care. Across STEAM sites, the program covers ages 6 weeks to 6 years, holds Paths to QUALITY Level 3, accepts CCDF vouchers and On My Way Pre-K, and provides breakfast, lunch, and snacks. The West Lafayette site has a science lab and a mental health consultant. An indoor playplace is planned. Families may opt in with Crouching Tigers. Classes use a STEAM curriculum aligned to Indiana Early Learning Standards.

  • Preschool
  • Church child-care ministry
  • Paths to QUALITY Level 3
  • Near Purdue University
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West Lafayette Community School Corporation is building its own special education department as the Greater Lafayette Area Special Services cooperative (GLASS) winds down. The district has reported moving all special education forms from GLASS to WLCSC and transferring student files to its own office, while working with GLASS toward dissolution.

Families should take special education questions to WLCSC rather than assume the cooperative still holds records. The district reported a director, secretaries, and a contracted BCBA, with resource room teachers in each of its three schools and Essential Skills teachers at the intermediate and junior/senior high levels. It also reported a Purdue partnership placing graduate speech-language clinicians in its schools and a new Structured Learning program at West Lafayette Elementary. The corporation office line is 765-746-1602.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Special Needs Schools in West Lafayette

Does GLASS still handle special education for West Lafayette?
WLCSC is moving that work in-house. The district has reported moving all special education forms from GLASS to WLCSC, transferring student files to its own special education office, and posting its own special education positions as GLASS dissolves. Contact WLCSC directly for records, evaluations, and case conferences.
Who is on the West Lafayette special services team?
WLCSC describes a department with an administrator or coordinator, special education teachers, speech-language specialists, related service providers, and paraprofessionals who plan programs with general education staff and parents. Its stated aim is to educate students with disabilities alongside nondisabled peers to the maximum extent possible, with needed supports. Bring questions about that balance to the case conference.
Does the district work with Purdue on speech services?
Yes. The district has described a Purdue collaboration that assigns four to five graduate clinicians to WLCSC schools, alongside in-person speech-language pathologists. If speech is part of your child's IEP, ask who provides each session and how the licensed SLP oversees the plan. Our IEP prep checklist lists other questions worth raising.
How do I start if my child is under 3?
Indiana's First Steps program serves children from birth to age 3 who need extra support to meet developmental milestones, and anyone can make a referral. As your child nears 3, contact WLCSC about a preschool special education evaluation so services can continue without a gap. Our early intervention guide walks through the transition.

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