New Horizon preschool opens first Kansas location in Leawood

Lucie Krisman Jan 23, 2023 - Leawood

New Horizon preschool opens first Kansas location in Leawood

Leawood New Horizon Academy

Early education center New Horizon Academy will officially celebrate its first Johnson County opening this week. Photo via New Horizon Academy website.

Early childhood education center New Horizon Academy recently opened its first Johnson County location in southern Leawood.

The center will officially celebrate with a Leawood Chamber of Commerce grand opening event Tuesday evening.

Leawood New Horizon Academy — Above, the New Horizon Academy daycare center at 3650 W. 135th St. Photo by Lucie Krisman.

The center opened at 3650 W. 135th St.

New Horizon Academy neighbors Price Chopper and the Bank of Blue Valley off 135th Street.
The center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

New Horizon Academy offers childcare and education for infants through pre-K

The center offers programming for kids ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
The classrooms at New Horizon Academy have designated areas for things like art, language skills, music and math.
Outside of the school year, New Horizon Academy also has a summer camp program with activities like book clubs and outdoor exploration.

New Horizon Academy is also new to the state of Kansas

The center’s location in the Blue Valley area is also its first in Kansas.
Originating in Minnesota, the center has expanded into several other states.
New Horizon Academy has also opened centers in Colorado, Indiana and Idaho.

Hi! I'm Lucie Krisman, and I cover the city of Leawood and Johnson County Government for the Post.

I'm a native of Tulsa, Okla., but have been living in Kansas since I moved here to attend KU, where I earned my degree in journalism. Prior to joining the Post, I did work for The Pitch, the Eudora Times, the North Dakota Newspaper Association and KTUL in Tulsa.

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