The Goddard School of Canton

"We enrolled our child when he was 3 years old, post-covid. He was barely talking by that time since we had all the COVID restrictions; he stayed all the time at home. Goddard School was his first school experience, and he learned a lot, had more discipline, and talked pretty well. The owner, Carl, is a nice person. Teachers are great, especially our son teachers, Ms. Kat (a former teacher), Ms. Jenna, and Ms. Jay. We are officially no longer with Goddard. However, I would like to write about my positive experience with the school and definitely recommend it to other parents."

"The school is definitely one of the better early childhood centers in the Canton/Plymouth area. The front office staff are always very friendly, and helpful! The Teachers are very good with communicating. They work really well with my grandchildren and I feel they're learning instead of just playing all day. I really enjoyed the harvest day and look forward to any extra family events they put on. The teachers always make sure to communicate how my grandchildren's day goes and we receive a picture from the school everyday."

"We have recently joined the Goddard School and wish we would have done so sooner. Our daughter has transitioned very smoothly and the staff is wonderful."

"I had a bad experience at this school. Most teachers do not have technical knowledge in pedagogy to care for children. They do not contribute to children’s socio-emotional development. My daughter, after being at home without school for a week, returned to school, she was crying a lot when I left her on the teacher's lap, she simply put her on the floor and left her crying. I saw my daughter in the corner of the room crying desperately, while there were 3 teachers in the room and they all ignored her. They did absolutely nothing to console her. This had happened other times, I talked to management, but it was of no use. If they were able to do that while I was there, I wonder what could have happened away from me. As a mother now I just want to warn other mothers who want to send their children there, I do not recommend this school to anyone under any circumstances."

"I decided to check out this school upon the glowing reviews I heard from friends and neighbors who had their children and or grandchildren attend previous years. I went and toured the school and it appeared to be a great fit. But “all that glitters is not gold”!! The owner is nice and Admin/front desk people were always pleasant. But teachers were subpar to say the least. They were immature, unprofessional, don’t know how to communicate and lacked compassion for the children. I even overheard on more than one occasion, a teacher yelling at the kids when picking up my child. Also, as a whole the school needs to communicate better when things are going on within the school. For example, whether it’s announcement for picture day, spirit week, or illness has the potential to be spreading around the school. As parents we are busy heading to work,etc. and may not have the time to stop and read what’s on the wall(s) of the school. In cases I mentioned above the school should be sending out emails to parents not just sheets of paper posted around the school. Because by the time a parent may have the time to slow down and read it maybe too late. All in all, this was my experience and believe there are better schools to choose from in the Plymouth-Canton area."