The Goddard School

My son just started going here and he loves it! Momma is happy too! While Goddard is on the expensive side, it is well worth the money. They send you a daily progress report via email about how your child did and the activities they did as a class. Also a short description as to why they did the activity.
The building itself is very clean and spacious. Each class is divided into different age groups. One of my favorite things about here is that the child to teacher ratio is smaller. This is important because your child can have more individualized attention.
Every day they are doing something new. Tomorrow they are having a water day. Today was crazy sock day. I love little things like this because it gets parents involved with their child’s daily activities just as much as the kids are even though they can’t be present.
The front entrance is guarded by a locked door only accessible through a code AND finger print scanner.
They have a structured learning curriculum which is also something I love. Only a week there and my son is already properly tracing letters. Writing is the thing he struggles with. I can tell he is going to excel very quickly here.

My daughter has not started this preschool yet, but I have toured it and we are on the waiting list. I have decided I will wait as long as I have to in order to get her into this school… even if it means me being a SAHM for a few months. I will update this review as soon as she starts attending.
Pretty much from birth, until almost 3 years old, my daughter has had a nanny. Her nanny has been working in several (4 – 5) local day cares for the past 7 years (and has many horror stories). Her nanny is the type that would never put her child into a day care setting. However, her nanny is moving out of state, and we need a solution for my daughter. My daughter’s nanny and I toured two local day cares; Goddard being one of them. We were very impressed with this school. And decided that this, hands down is the place for my daughter.
— Cleanliness: This school is clean! They disinfect everything on a daily basis. Most preschools and day cares only sanitize once a week.
— Child/​Teacher ratios: Their ratios are well below the state and county mandated ratio’s. This is very important since the ratio’s in Washoe County are so high (10:1 for 2’s and 15:1 for 2’s)…Goddard is well below this ratio.
— Curriculum: They introduce your children to the basics along with a new sign language and Spanish word each week. They also do yoga. They make learning fun and also introduce children to different cultures once they start preschool.
— Structure/​Schedules: Children thrive on schedules and structure. This daycare has schedules posted and really do stick by them. We observed this on our tour.
— Teachers: All teachers have a college degree (at least an associates degree). They are not recent high school graduates who just want to make some «easy» money. The teachers here want to teach and want to provide your children with a great education. The teachers know how to «redirect» when kids are throwing temper tantrums (I didn’t notice that one, but our nanny did).
— Price: They wont tell you price over the phone, which I think is a wonderful idea. The price is only a bit higher than other day cares in the area. You really need to check them out in order to understand why they are a bit more pricey. The extra amount of money you will pay for your child to be in Goddard is completely worth it, especially when they get into the 2 year old and up class. You really need to see how this school works. It’s very impressive.
WEEK ONE REVIEW:
I never thought I would find a preschool that I love so much! Miss Melisa & Miss Mona (in the 2.5 yr old room) are great! They have made the transition to preschool so easy on me and my daughter. The directors and owners are wonderful too. I got a call on the first day from Miss Mona to tell me that my daughter was doing great and I got an email from a director telling me what they were doing during the day and sharing a picture of my daughter with me. I couldn’t be more happy with this school.
FIVE MONTH REVIEW:
Within the past five months, my daughter has really blossomed. She has learned so much and made many new friends. She graduated the 2.5 — 3 year old classroom (run by Miss Melisa and Miss Mona) and is now in the official preschool classroom (3 – 4 year olds) run by Miss Amanda and a newer teacher (will update her name when I remember it). The classroom was ran by Miss Joncie, but she is now in the Pre-​K room. Miss Melisa and Miss Mona were wonderful teachers and made the transition to the preschool room very easy for my daughter. Both of them genuinely care about my daughter. And, my daughter truly love them. Every day, my daughter still peeks her head in their class to give Miss Melisa a huge hug. I was in tears the day she graduated their class because both Melisa and Mona were so wonderful. I wasn’t sure if any other teacher would compare to them. However, since my daughter has been in the Mountain Lion (preschool) room with Miss Amanda (and it was with Miss Joncie too), she has continued to grow and excel. Although she still talks about Miss Melisa, she loves Miss Amanda. Miss Amanda loves the kids and is really teaching them a lot. We couldn’t be happier.
Six weeks ago, we introduced a new baby into the home (which is a huge shock on a three year old). Miss Melisa and Miss Mona helped with the transition while I was pregnant and Miss Amanda and Miss Jonice helped with the new baby transition. My daughter had a few listening issues but all the teachers gave me advice on how to deal with it and we worked together to help my daughter through it. I highly recommend the Goddard School!!!