Soto's Blossoming Pre-K School

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.

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 (through the elementary years posted on the tuition page) is $9,310 a year, 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., at 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.

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.