Goddard School Kennesaw

Our son attended The Goddard School⁠ in both the 3-year-old class and Pre-K, and we couldn’t be happier with our experience. We loved the caring, welcoming environment the school provided. Every day, we were greeted with smiles and by name—even at 6:45 in the morning! The instruction was rigorous, and the teachers were incredibly loving and supportive. As our son heads into kindergarten, he has all the prerequisite skills he needs and more. We truly feel that Goddard helped set him up for success. A huge shout-out to Ms. Diana in the 3-year-old class. She helped build our son’s confidence and fostered his love of school. Another huge shout-out to Ms. Anusha in Pre-K. She consistently encouraged him to do his best and challenged him to learn and grow. Finally, we loved that our son was exposed to Spanish most days with Ms. Elaina! He loved when she would come, and he is so interested in learning Spanish now! We are so grateful for our time at Goddard and would highly recommend it to any family looking for a nurturing, high-quality early childhood education experience.

The owner Ms Mai is amazing! She is very attentive to all parents,loves on all the children,and makes us feel like family! My son loves to learn here, and has grown tremendously! He enjoys the extracuricular activities, and sports provided! The Goddard School at Kennesaw is an excellent choice!

We absolutely love Goddard Kennesaw! Our daughter was born prematurely, and reached milestones late. Not only has this school been instrumental in her development, all of her doctors and specialists have praised them as well seeing how far she has come. Our daughter is loved, cared for, and thrives cognitively at this school. Both teachers and administration are dedicated members of her village during her upbringing, and we could not be happier!!!!

Our first child spent his first two years at Goddard. Though we were lucky enough to have great teachers during his time at Goddard, the high turnover of teachers in some of the classes contributed to our decision to not enroll our newborn and to go elsewhere. Ms. Patty, Ms. Raheleh, Ms. Elena(La maestra de español), and Ms. Diana are all phenomenal educators. They truly made us feel very welcome and cultivated awesome values in our child. Thank you for all the memories. We will certainly miss having our little guy at Goddard.

We recently made the decision to remove our daughter from this daycare, and I feel it’s important to share our experience for other parents. Our biggest concern was that our child was not consistently provided with basic care. On multiple occasions, she came home extremely thirsty and would immediately drink large amounts of water, which strongly suggests she was not given adequate access to water throughout the day. This is very concerning for any parent, especially for a young child. We also experienced a lack of consistency when it came to feeding. Snack and meal times were not consistent, and there were times where she did not appear to be fed at appropriate intervals. In addition, staffing was inconsistent, and we often observed different teachers with little continuity in care. Another major concern was the student-to-teacher ratio. There were instances where it appeared there were more children than one teacher could reasonably and safely manage, which raised serious concerns about supervision and overall safety. We communicated these concerns multiple times, both over the phone and in person, hoping to see improvement. Unfortunately, there was no meaningful or lasting change. Based on our experience, we did not feel confident that the level of care met expected childcare standards, and ultimately made the decision to withdraw our child. I strongly encourage other parents to ask detailed questions, observe closely, and ensure their child’s basic needs are being consistently met.