The Goddard School

My family and I are moving to Reading so I called The Goddard School to see whether they would have space in their infant classroom for my 9 month old daughter in a few months (obviously a long shot — this isn’t my first experience with day care) and the woman on the phone literally LAUGHED at me and then very rudely informed me (in a very condescending tone of voice) that «umm, yeah, we’re actually pretty full — we probably won’t have space until July 2017» and hung up. Didn’t ask if I wanted a tour of the facility and to be put on the waitlist for when space opened up — nothing.
How wonderful for you that you have so much business that you can afford to be so rude to prospective parents. Oh, by the way — I’m also currently pregnant so I would have been looking to send both of my children eventually. I’ll take a hard pass and find a full time nanny.

This school is the best! I really like the fact that Sarah the owner goes out of her way to be helpful and accommodate family needs no matter what the circumstance is. The school does a lot of higher purpose projects like donating to families in need and you really end up showing your children how to give at a young age. I can go on and on just feel lucky to have found them and see how much my daughter has changed and grown for the best in the last few years.

My son has been going to this school since he turned 2.9. he is now 4 and he LOVES this school! My son has learned so much at the Goddard and everyday we get a progress report on what he did that day! The school is really big on healthy foods and living, which i appreciate! It is very clean, bright and an awesome outdoor playspace! The main reason i LOVE this school is because all the teachers have some type of degree in early childhood development, etc. My James has really improved in all aspects and i owe alot of that to this school. The only downside to this school it is it very costly. My son goes 2 days, half days 7 – 1 and we pay $ 488. Wish the school was alittle cheaper, but i guess you get what you pay for, and EDUCATION is Priceless.

So far this daycare earns the best score from me even though we decided not to bring our son to this daycare anymore.
Our baby boy seemed much much happier than he was in the previous daycare and my husband and I, both looked forward to receiving the pictures the infant class teacher, Jen would send to us during the day. Jen’s daily note for him was great too as it allowed us to take the glimpse of little David’s day. The facility is new and clean with lots of indoor and outdoor toys.
So, you wonder why we took him out of this daycare? Well, I didn’t feel really comfortable after my son had two accidents in 3 weeks and diaper rash. I understand that at his age (10 month old), it’s easier to get bumps here and there. But, I truly believe that both accidents could have been prevented especially the most recent accident. I shared my safety concern with the owner, Sarah and the director, Cherly and they both seemed to understand my concern and the questionable object had been removed the very next day. So, for now, my son is with his grandma which is the best daycare ever for him and his grandma adores him.
So, now you wonder why I’m giving 4 stars? Well, I really appreciate the way Sarah handled this unfortunate situation. I also believe that she really wanted to create a daycare center that is safe and provides higher quality service. It’s very personal for her and both my husband and I could tell that she was very upset by what happened and took the right course of action to address the issue.
So, bottom line, when our baby boy develops a motor skill, we plan to try this school again. Perhaps, within 6 months? We’ll have to see. We’re just grateful to his grandma for taking care of him and for loving him unconditionally. Grandma is the best!