The Goddard School of Fanwood (Scotch Plains) 324 South Avenue, Fanwood, NJ 07023

"We have had such a fabulous experience at Goddard and would recommend it to any working parents. Goddard has been so dependable and nurturing and it's a relief to rely on the school all work week. We're so grateful we found you!"

"Recently started our daughter here and absolutely love it. My daughter has been struggling with some separation anxiety (after spending a year home with me) and the staff has been more than supportive with me as well as my daughter. The director, her teacher, assistant teachers and even other parents have been so welcoming and friendly. Such a wonderful environment and glad to call it my daughters new school. She was previously at another Goddard location- which we also loved but the family/ friend feeling from this school is incredible and unbeatable."

"All 3 of our daughters (now ages 17, 11 and 9) attended the Goddard School in Fanwood from age 2 until it was time to go to elementary school. We cannot speak highly enough about the school, curriculum, and of course the amazing staff. We still refer to ourselves as part of the Goddard family when chatting with parents of now high school, middle school and elementary school children who were also at Goddard with our girls. We found their program to be the perfect balance of structure and creativity. The consistent daily communication (including a secure portal that shared fun photos of our kids each day!) with parents on what your child learned each day and how they were doing was fantastic. We remember fondly joining festivities with the girls for holiday singalongs, book fairs, Mother’s Day tea, Pancakes with Dad and so many more. The facility was always clean and we were greeted every time we came to drop-off or pickup with a warm welcome (by name!) and a genuine sense of excitement to see our children. The curriculum helped our children develop a love of learning and intellectual curiosity on a wide variety of topics through themes investigated each week and extra enrichment via a focus on STEAM and visitors coming to present on lizards, different forms of fitness like karate and soccer, etc. They even gave the full summer camp experience by changing up the program in a way that got our girls excited for ‘camp time’ each year too. Goddard in Fanwood was a wonderful starting place for our girls’’ academic, social and emotional development & we are grateful to continue to consider ourselves part of the Goddard family!"

"We had the best experience putting all 3 of our kids through this Goddard School. All of the teachers were amazing, our kids found many mentors in many of them during their time at the school. Our kids always came home with a ton of excitement and great stories about each day they spent at this school. Tricia, the Director, was an amazingly warm and friendly face each and every day. She was so helpful and attentive to any of our needs over the years. We miss Goddard!!!!"

"If you are nervous about starting daycare, then I was right there with you but joining Goddard was the best decision for my family. The staff and the teachers are amazing and I always felt at ease leaving my children in their care. They truly became like family."