The Goddard School

The teachers seemed amazing and highly qualified. I do not like that you can watch the kids from the parking lot. There is no real grass and the playground equipment could be better. We also saw one kid repeatedly knocking the other kids to the ground and the teacher just stood by and did nothing. Maybe she was hoping they would work it out on their own but it was hard to watch. They use lots of tech emailing you with progress reports and having the kids work on the computer. It seemed like a great school just not a great fit for my kid. Oh and you have to pack their lunch which was a bummer. Also, in the infant room there are a lot of swings and restrictive equipment. I personally like when kids are not put in those things and are allowed to crawl and move freely.

I’ll summarize everything before I go into details. This has to be the cleanest, most caring, and fun Child center around. For preschool, or daycare I highly recommend it! Security is top of the line in my book too. I feel confident my child is safe and happy.
Let me say that I have seen a few centers. I have two children that have both been in daycare since roughly 12 weeks. I have never felt such anxiety about having to leave them with people you don’t know. We started out at another establishment that offered half days, thank goodness we had that option. The place we were at was okay in the beginning, but red flags soon started appearing. I hate that we latest there so long. My daughter has a speech delay which can make her hard to communicate with. Things got so bad I cried with my kids when we dropped them off. Finally we pulled them out. So now onto the scramble of what to do. I was so stressed out about having to take them to another center I was losing sleep and nearly making myself ill — until we came across the Goddard School.
Not only did they listen to all my fears, they encouraged me to do what we needed in order to be comfortable with our choice. There is ALWAYS someone at the door. We got to meet the director, but we also met with the owner, who is almost always there.
Since attending my daughter has more confidence to attempt to speak even if she still is behind. The teachers are patient and don’t treat her like she is the plague. Teachers are on top of things and watch the children well. My daughter took a week to warm up to everyone, but each day that week a teacher allowed me to do what we needed and when it was time for mommy to rip the bandied off (leave) someone was there to hold her and comfort her. There are multiple teachers to a room! By the second week my daughter walked in on her own and by the third week she callers out «Bye! Thank you» As we leave.
All teachers have been at the center for extended time — LOW turnover rate and I can see why. Teachers are happy — kids are happy. The owner cares a lot! The school has a indoor gym area as well as well maintained outdoor equipment with fake grass. Say goodbye to muddy shoes and bums. Classrooms are clean. They have a professional cleaning staff so teachers can focus on the kids. Yes you bring a lunch — but they will cook chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, hotdogs, whatever you need. At the potty training stage they help — they do not push, your child. I’ve never felt more happy. If I can’t be with my children all day I am glad I have the Goddard school.
Last thoughts. They make learning fun. Sign language, Spanish, and mandarin. (English of course primary.). Even with a speech delay my daughter benefits from all this. She responds well to sign and other visuals, which is huge.
Sorry for the long review but I can’t say enough nice things about this place.

So happy we found this place! They came highly recommended from another friend of mine. We placed our son in daycare at 7 weeks (yikes, a bit earlier than we planned to, but it was necessary). The first week he attended daycare, we noticed an immediate increase in his alertness and attention level. He is very happy and content when we pick him up, and the teachers in his classroom are so kind and caring. And yes, this is a school, not just a daycare where he sits in a swing or boppy all day. They engage him in developmental activities throughout the day, and it shows. We are very pleased with Goddard.

I can’t believe no one reviewed this place yet. This is by far the best, safest and highest quality place to store your kids when you are busy. My son loves the place, he gets to play and learn with tons of other kids in his age group. They have a ton of stuff to do. The only bad thing is sometimes he does not want to leave when I come to pick him up.