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What do you think of the Goddard School?

nmh2001nmh2001
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I'm reposting this here, I posted it on the parenting board too: 

My dd will be in her last year of preschool next year. I've decided her current preschool is ok, but not fabulous. I went to the Goddard School yesterday and they seem to have a good program for pre-kindergarten that they assure me will make her arrive at kindergarten at the top of the class. They are almost full though and if I'm going to move here there next fall, I need to decide now. Does anyone have experience - good or bad - with the Goddard School? Is it a good academic program?

 Her current school is ok, but not the best academically. However, she likes it and is very comfortable there and most of these kids will go on to kindergarten with her. I only want to move her if the alternative is clearly better for her. I'm not sure what decision to make! Any advice, or even just your random thoughts would be appreciated.

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Re: What do you think of the Goddard School?

  • MrsKLSMrsKLS

    Hi - DD has been at Goddard for 2 1/2 years. We have been really pleased with our experience there. DS just started last week. Ours does offer a full day kindergarten but I am not certain if we will be doing that or not - when I looked at LCPS website it seems that my Goddard doesn't have the right certification and I am not sure what the ramification are if she does K there and tries to transition to public school for 1st grade. Getting ready to look into that one.

    Which Goddard are you looking at...if it's not mine I have some friends at one of the others that I could get you in touch with.

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  • DragonflyerDragonflyer
    Of all the schools I have looked at, the two Goddard School's have been my favorite. I know they are independently owned so I imagine it would vary school to school but I would ask for references for people to call.
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  • vanverthvanverth
    I am biased.  My SIL is a director of one in Ohio and both their kids are going/went through it.  My nephew is in first grade and tested two points too low to be in gifted.  From what I see, it is a great program.  The nephew did kindergarten there because in the county they live in, kindergarten was only two days a week at the public school and daily at Goddard.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    i used to work in a chain daycare - i was a sub so i visited all their locations- and can say that they vary a LOT by location- so what someone says about their spot doesn't  = what you'd see at your location....

    all in all, the Goddard schools around here have good programs - but honestly- as a former K teacher, I would not be stressing about your child being "top of the class" at such a young age.  Just let her have fun, learn while playing, and she'll do great in kindergarten.

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