The Goddard School

Address:	2 North Ave, Weston, MA 02493, USA
Phone:	+1 781-296-8790
Site:	goddardschool.com
Rating:	3.4

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Reviews 5

Zamira Akobirova

We deeply regret that we enrolled our son in this pre-school, being under the impression that all locations of the Goddard School provide excellent educational and social experience. The Braintree location of the Goddard School provided our son with excellent educational and social experience. however, his experience in the Weston location of the Goddard School was traumatizing. Most of his days in this pre-school were painful, unhappy and unsatisfactory. He spent most of his time in a Privacy Cube, which the school management also calls a Safety Zone. There were only 4-5 kids in the Pre-K classroom and neither teachers, nor owners have any common sense in providing safe, educational and nurturing atmosphere for students. The Director of the pre-school was the only person, who we felt comfortable to communicate with, however, the owners never let us communicate with the Director without their presence. When we brought our concerns on our son spending his time in the privacy cube all day and always being upset because he was frequently hit by other kids and toys were often snatched away from him, the owners took it personal and behaved extremely self-defensive and rude because the kids who were not behaving well were their own twins. As professionals in the fields of education and science, we do realize that it is common among four-year-old kids to take toys away, hit and push. However, our son was facing it every day and one of the owners said that hitting is normal behavior. Unfortunately, we do not agree with this statement because we do not want our child to be hurt as he is not used to being hit and pushed. We were also concerned that eventually he would copy the same behavior. We tried to talk to the management about the privacy cube/safety zone because we think that students should feel safe in their classroom and school overall, instead of looking for a "safety zone" to hide there with a toy and be separated in the classroom. After the last incident, when I saw our child sitting in the privacy cube, crying and helpless, and asked the class teacher what had happened, the teacher said as usual that she did not know. We decided to dis-enroll our son from the Goddard School based on his traumatizing and painful experience. Our son is attending a different pre-school and we are very satisfied with his educational and social development in his new school. And most importantly, our son is happy, smiles, laughs and jumps during activities and is surrounded by caring and nurturing teachers and experienced management, which he did not experience in the Goddard School in Weston.

Rachel Finnegan

We started our son at The Goddard School in Weston right after his first birthday. Almost a year later it has become our sons home away from home! He is so happy to go to school every day. The owners, Sally and Firas, and all the teachers at Goddard School give my son loving and thoughtful care. I am able to go to work and feel confident that my son is in good hands and experiencing, exploring and learning new things. The team at Goddard Weston goes above and beyond to make this school a special place. They coordinate theme days and visitors to enhance the curriculum and have opportunities for grandparents and parents to come in to participate in seasonal events. I appreciate the daily updates via the Tadpoles email. I am able to see my sons nap time, diaper changes, what he ate for lunch and what kinds of activities they did throughout the day. They even include daily photos of our son. It is such a nice documentation of his development, and grandparents love to see the emails too! The minute you walk through the doors you can see the care and pride the owners and teachers take in their school. Art work and photos of smiling children line the walls of the hallways and classroom doors. Jen, the director, is there to greet with a smile and is always available to chat or address any daily concerns. Both the classrooms and outdoor play yards are clean, bright and beautiful. Each classroom is age appropriate and designed to meet the needs of the children they serve. The Goddard School Weston stands out above the rest. Their attention to detail, loving care and community outreach make Goddard a place I feel proud for our family to be a part of.

Heather

Our son started at the Goddard School in Weston when he was 4 months old and has recently graduated from the Infancy room to the First Steps classroom. I have found great comfort in the competency and caring nature of all of his teachers and the staff. The teachers are on top of all his needs and also provide a rich learning environment with story time, art projects, yoga, obstacle courses, learning sign language, outdoor exploring, etc. The teachers are eager to share his learning and developmental progress with us at the end of each day. Our son is excited to go to school and clearly enjoys playing with his friends. On a practical note, the school has been designed to make it as easy as possible for busy parents. A few examples include: the teachers welcome the students with open arms at the beginning of the day- easing the transition of getting settled and the parent departing; the school washes the crib sheets daily; the teachers send electronic daily reports detailing meals, naps, bathroom, fun learning activities and snapshots taken throughout the day; the teachers notify and send reminders to parents of needed clothes, food, and bottles; the school hosts monthly kid nights so that parents can enjoy a night out! I am grateful for the care that my son receives and also for the peace of mind I have leaving him at the Goddard School.

Sara Blinkent

This school is a poorly run school. My child was sick often from other children being sick and not sent home when they were sick. The classrooms are often out of ratio often and the teachers are unhappy and frustrated. I would suggest staying away from this school and looking for a better environment for your child.

Emily Bellemare

Our 1 1/2 year old twins have been in the Goddard School since they were 5 months old, and we have been incredibly happy. The owners, Sally and Firas, are so warm, and all the caregivers are very caring and attentive.