The Goddard School

4875 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004, USA

Address:	4875 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004, USA
Phone:	+1 770-663-4155
Site:	goddardschool.com
Rating:	4.9

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Matthew Mruz

My 5 yr old son Loves Learning every day with Miss Kristin Syverson at Goddard School Windward. His progress and confidence being himself and understanding how to develop his talents and interests in solving problems creatively with his class friends is a testament to Miss Kristins intelligence, education and skill, integrity, and Joy for learning that she shares with her student friends every morning with her happy sincere smile every day. My son is so excited to start class each morning and start engaging in academic and creative activities with Miss Kristin and his classmates. The performances and extra cultural and holiday events are wonderful and always impressive high quality -- the children are so involved in contributing in every aspect of the curriculum. Kristins dual role as Curriculum Director for Goddard Windward seems to benefit the class and does not see to be any distraction. My son feels safe secure and supported being himself and bringing out his best while in Miss Kristins care. Money and Time and Heart well spent. Thank you and keep up the excellent Fun work !! General School Review: Since 2011 both our sons have been well cared for and excellently educated by the warm, professional, and engaged teachers, and managerial staff at Goddard Windward. The few times we ever had any concerns, the owner Bindu and Director Jenna have been immediately responsive to understand our needs and address the issues. The teachers, coach D, food services staff, music teachers, piano teacher, and front office staff Directors are all wonderful to deal with as a busy working parent of young boys AND a customer paying for an extremely critical service. Each of the teachers and staff know my sons, me and my wife by name and truly have given us a sense of family every morning dropoff, and every evening pickup. Their accreditations, security process, classroom and outdoor facilities, and Curriculum are Outstanding and TopNotch. Their billing and customer service and email correspondence are prompt and high quality. I remain happy and confident knowing my children are enjoying a Safe, Fun, Diverse, nutritious, Caring, enthusiastic, and academically rigorous education from infant through Kindergarten. Our 5 year old is currently excelling and loving learning in Goddard Windward Kindergarten "Sharks" with lead teacher Miss Kristin Syverson. Our 4 year old is progressing and performing with Miss Cassie in Seahorses. These ladies are amazing. Their lesson plans, energy, personal connection with our children, creativity on new activities, crafts, academic exercises and performance/progress updates continue to impress me every day. They share their education, hearts, intelligence, and Joy for learning every day with our sons and their classmate friends. I am thrilled with the continued progress I see in each of our Sons in terms of character and emotional development, reading, writing, math, science, cooperative and creative play and art, performance, music, and sports. We are Catholic Christians and I am very happy with how diverse my sons young school experience has been these past 4 years. His friends and teachers are diverse in their heritage and faiths. The staff and student families are inclusive, warm, friendly, and supportive. The differences and commonalities are handled professionally and properly for the good of all the children. These students always look happy and engaged being themselves. Keep up the good work Goddard Windward.

Jenna Lynne Ellis

As the Director of Goddard Windward since early 2014 and the new owner of Goddard as of 2017, I have seen so much change and growth in our school. As a new parent in September of 2015 and spending over 15 years in the in early childcare, there are absolutely no infant teachers more kind, warm and helpful than those at Goddard. Ms. Joyces classroom is filled with bright colors and infant art work, photos of the students laughing, reading, singing, signing and more. Transitioning into our First Steps classroom, my daughter transitioned from baby to toddler with gentle guidance, patience and so many open-ended questions to encourage her development. She is currently in our Toddler classroom with Ms. Tecoya and Ms. Ana. Here, her vocabulary has grown exponentially. She is dancing, singing, working on her socialization skills with her friends and even beginning STEAM activities - from building with unique materials to exploring paint and mixing baking soda and vinegar to see the reaction. Everyday is an exciting day at Goddard! I am so lucky to be at this facility and have my daughter be loved and encouraged everyday.

Samantha Brinson

I was dreading going back to work and leaving my daughter, as any new mom feels when they have to leave their little one for the first time! However, from the moment we enrolled her at Goddard, our expectations have not only been met, but rather completely surpassed. The front office staff, the management, and the teachers are all warm, welcoming, and wonderful! The teachers are all knowledgeable and patient, understanding the childrens readiness and comfort levels, and they design and implement instruction that has helped my child thrive and continue to develop at an appropriate pace. The communication is open and consistent, and I am always confident and well-informed of all that has occurred while I have been away from my little one during the day. The staff at Goddard truly care not only for just the little ones, but for their mamas as well, sending us picture and video updates throughout the day. We have recommended Goddard to friends, and those who have followed us to the Goddard family have been equally impressed. We love our Goddard family!

Shaun Hunt

My children have been at the school for over 7 years and we can honestly say the director is awesome. The school has had two owners in this time and the current owner has taken the school to another level by hiring the current director. She is so attentive to the parents and children. We know whats going on in the school, what our child is working on and whats coming up. The school uses a tool called tadpole that allows you to see online daily sheets with pictures of your child daily. Its great because I now have hundreds of pictures of my children in day care. They also perform bi-annual testing and quarterly assessments so you know how your child is progressing. Its great they merge computers and digital assessments into the school, but limit screen time to just these activities. Overall, I cant say enough good things about the Kindergarden teachor or director.

Ginny Smith

Our first son started at Goddard as an infant when it was time for me to go back to work. I was dreading it, but Goddard was a great decision! That was almost 3 years ago, and now our second son is in the infant room with some of the same teachers. There have been some staff changes over the years and some much-loved teachers have left, but other great teachers have joined the staff. We are still here because we love the curriculum and the teachers. The teachers and staff are all very friendly and they all know your childrens names even if they havent had them in class yet. There are too many favorites to name names, but you wont be disappointed... the front staff makes you feel like you are their best friend and your child/ren are their favorites. We love this place!

Kim Carlsburg

Wow - What a GREAT school, in every way. A few of these reviews are so far off base, I had to make comments. Our daughter began with The Goddard School last year in preschool and is now part of their PreK program. I am an elementary teacher and have had children come to my class from this school, and I have always been impressed with how well rounded they are, academically, socially and physically. Now, I see all this school does to be a true school and not just a childcare center. And I am excited about the impact it will have on my daughter. Thank you! Everyone is wonderful from the teachers to the Directors to the owners that care so much!!!