The Goddard School of Middleton

The Goddard school had a fine curriculum and very engaging activities for the students. The improvements last year to the outdoor space make it a great area for recess. We found the communication with parents to be quite poor though, specifically regarding many and very frequent departures for teachers in First Steps and Toddlers during our time there. There were ten different co teachers in one year in our child’s classroom and often we would learn about them when dropping off our daughter at school as there was not a notification in advance. We learned some of these were due to recent hires not working out which made us feel less confident about the hiring process giving the low retention. The turnover and general sense of anxiety in the classroom was causing our child stress and began to make drop offs quite difficult. Given the high tuition, while Goddard offers very flexible schedules, the consistency, communication, and culture was not a fit for our family. We discussed this openly with the directors when deciding to leave in September 2024.