The Goddard School

We love Goddard. Over the past 3 years, we have had all 3 of our children at Goddard. Perhaps most relevant for the purposes of a review - all 3 of our children still attend Goddard. The care they get from their teachers is amazing and you can see it in our kids eyes every day when they go running to them. We have also received great communication from the administrators should a concern about our children ever arise. Cost - childcare is costly today. While we do not consider Goddard inexpensive and money is an object to us, we still choose to send our children there because of the great hands they are in. It is worth it. Surprises- There have been no surprises for us. Everything that was conveyed to us in the beginning and documented has been done at or above our expectations. Reviews- It can be hard to use reviews when making a big decision. We are writing this review as current parents paying tuition for their children at Goddard. However, you don't have to take our word for it. We suggest that you go visit Goddard in Buford (Yes, the one on South Bogan in Buford) and see for yourself. In our opinion you won't find better hands for your children to be in, which is what Goddard is all about.

The staff is amazing and genuinely concerned about the educational development of each child. They go above and beyond to make sure that their students succeed and have the confidence to continue growing when they enter elementary school. The money spent to provide my child with a solid foundation for learning was one of our best investments.

Dissatisfied with the communication from management. They also have a no 1 day per week policy that was not conveyed. My impression from this decision is based solely on money. This is expensive center. (Worth it if they crossed all the 't's' & dotted all the dots).

My daughter has been a part of the Goddard-Buford family for several years. This year she entered public kindergarten and gets to experience Goddard as an “after-schooler”, which she loves. The effects of the high quality program Goddard-Buford provides are very evident now that she is in public school. She was able to transition very well into the larger public school class size and is not just doing well, but excelling. Because of Goddard’s outstanding program, what normally is a shy child was able to enter the next phase of her academic life with the confidence needed to succeed behaviorally and academically. She has received the highest marks possible since “grading” began and was chosen as student of the week for her class within the 1st month. I have heard from teachers at the school on not only how well behaved she is, but how kind she is to others and looks at her classmates as friends (a Goddard teaching). I am very proud of her and of Goddard-Buford. In fact the only problem we are having since she started kindergarten is the lack of communication from the public school. We had gotten so used to the daily communication from Goddard-Buford that only getting feed-back once a week now is somewhat frustrating. Her life as an after-schooler is a one that my husband and I only dreamed of having when we were young. The Goddard after-school program rocks! My daughter likes this part of the day because she has the opportunity to play (and unknowingly learn) with kids from several different schools and ages. The activities are varied and her creativity is encouraged. If you are just looking for a place to park your child while you work, this is not the place to send them. This is the place to come if you want a place to act as an extension of your family and truly care for your child (emotionally, physically and mentally).

We have 3 kids age 1,2 and 4 and they all go to Goddard in Buford. There are no words to describe this school we absolutely love them and everyone that works in that building. Our kids go to school every morning with a smile. we just started with them this July and the improvement in all my kids academically is outstanding. they make you feel like you are family the way they care and help your children. starting with the front desk Ms. Michelle and Ms. Emilie always willing to help and are so caring I absolutely love them and not to mention the amazing teachers Mrs. Alana and Mrs. Sandra in my son’s pre-k class they have helped him tremendously I will always be grateful for the way they have helped me with my son to teach him and help him go above and beyond I no longer stress about him going to kindergarten and not being ready I know he is excelling thanks to the amazing teachers and staff of Goddard. I also love my daughters teachers Ms. Caitlin, Ms. Cristina and Ms. Esther they are absolutely amazing my little girls adore them and I have an extremely hard time trusting people with my little girls but I feel so comfortable while I'm working cause I know they are so loved and cared for I see it in my little girls eyes when they see them and they are all smiles. for afterschool I had the pleasure to get to know Ms. Hollie such a smart sweet young lady all my 3 kids love her so much and she is as well absolutely amazing. I decided to mention names and go personal because I think this is extremely personal as a mom I'm sure you know that who you leave your kids with is one of the hardest decision a parent as to make and I can guarantee you its worth every single penny I wish I knew earlier about Goddard but god bless the broken road that lead me to them I want to give a big thank you to the owner Mrs. Marijke she is the sweetest person very understanding and always ready to be there for the parents you usually don’t see the owners on site or they never really care but not here. she is always there makes time for the parents and makes sure you are always happy. I would recommend this school to anyone and I would do anything for them because I truly love every single one of them. I'm looking forward to many years and getting to know the rest of the amazing staff I couldn’t imagine my kids ever going any where else the fuoco family