2106 E 17th St
Lawrence, KS 66044

I wish this wasn't the only Lawrence Public Preschool. My son struggled in preschool so they did special education testing but didn't come up with anything and so didn't offer any services. I went with my mother instincts and had CMH do testing which showed multiple needs for special education. That leads me to believe the staff doing the testing aren't qualified to do a good quality job. I think I only met the principal once. Where as at other schools you see and are able to interact with the principal almost daily. It's also a very unwelcoming place. The narrow hallways are difficult to socially distance in. The hall closets that they have converted into private meeting rooms. The amount of windows/classroom visibility from the parking lot gives an unsafe feeling. The morning drop off is a complete joke, it's unstaffed, and the parking lot is too small to accommodate all of the people so it overflows into the street which blocks traffic and often times you have to circle the lot in order to park to walk your preschooler into the building. I really don't recommend this school at all.

Cordley is a great school with wonderful teachers in a lovely community. My kids love it. All of the elementary schools in Lawrence are terrific so you really can’t go wrong in USD 497.

Keeping your kids involved and communicating with them about school and all aspects is important for overall well being of your children. My kids played sports and had a great core friend group.