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December 2023 by Justin Jurasz
We are so happy and pleased with Goddard! The staff, teachers, and everyone there genuinely care. They are friendly, professional, and compassionate. It really does make it feel like an extension of our family.If you're considering having your child attend, don't hesitate to call. After the tour, your mind will be made up. Goddard is the place you know that your child will be well taken care of!
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December 2023 by Theodosia Bueno
I love this Goddard school for my son. He has grown so much independently and loves being here. The curriculum is so great & he just loves learning from it. So grateful to be here with an outstanding education.
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December 2023 by Taylor Vick
The staff is so welcoming and caring. Each morning we are greeted with a friendly “Hello” and our son’s face lights up when he sees his teachers. The care and joy and passion just radiates off of each staff member and we couldn’t be more happy with our experience so far.
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November 2023 by Linda Baker
I researched a lot of preschools before enrolling our child in The Goddard School of Elgin. This center is top notch and I love the backgrounds and experience of all the staff and the owners. We have found it to be and exceptional match for our family and the personal and educational progress of our child has been amazing.I would rate it well above 5 stars!
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November 2023 by Hollie Ross
Goddard is wonderful. My children love their teachers, the staff is friendly and takes excellent care of my kids. We actually drive out of our way to go to this specific Goddard because we felt so safe and welcomed here.
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November 2023 by Bryn Krause
My kids love attending Goddard and have learned so much!
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October 2023 by Tran Lu
Love love this school!! Can’t believe my LO will be graduating from here next year. Goddard School is not just a daycare where they babysit your kids; it is also educational. My LO learned to walk, potty-trained and now is learning how to read and do math. Thanks, Goddard Elgin!The staffs here are amazing. They are so caring and always helpful. Owners? They are always there to offer a hand/advices, which is so helpful for 1st time parents.Choose this school if you are looking for a caring and safe environment for your child to grow up in.
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October 2023 by Tript Bajwa
We have had our 1 year old daughter enrolled in Goddard since she was 3 months old. We absolutely love this school. The staff and owners are amazing. The teachers take such good care of our little girl. They take pride in getting to know all the kids. We have daycares that are much closer to our home, but we chose this school for several good reasons. It’s clean, located in a nice area, close to a hospital for emergencies, reasonable tuition for what the facility offers, and amazing staff. My husband and I are so happy with our decision.
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October 2023 by Brittany Gregoire
My son loves it here and Goddard Elgin has excellent curriculums that they keep you posted on.
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May 2022 by Nicole F.
Our experience with Goddard was a major disappointment. When my son first started at the school I let the owners know up front that he a 6 month speech and developmental delay and would be seeing two therapists once a week. They were ok with this, welcomed the therapists and were great at working with us. I had multiple conversations with the owner and it was very reassuring to hear that they would do anything they could to be on the same page and help my son with whatever they could. I felt great sending him there every day and could see him improving as the weeks went on.We had a meeting with the owner, director, his teacher and therapists to discuss what he needed to work on in order to transition to the twos room. Goddard mentioned climbing and eating (he had a tendency to stuff his face and we just started working on using utensils). At this point he was already so much better than when he started (only 3 months prior) with not stuffing his face. We said we'd work with him on both things. During our hour long meeting the owner talked about herself for about 15-20 minutes then she was absent for about 20 minutes. This I found to be very rude.We thought things were going well, then I got a call two weeks later from the owner and director saying how exhausted the teachers were because they always had to be watching my son and that they were practically in tears. First of all, climbing is a normal age appropriate behavior for a two-year boy. My son is very good about being redirected. Also, they made it seem like he constantly needed help which is not true. I heard from four other people who were in his room at some point, that at first he didn't do so great with listening but then once he learned the environment and routine he was fine. There may have been some activities he needed an extra hand with but he's TWO. I was also told that he barely climbed or they never saw him climb. So here I am, 7 months pregnant and I am basically being told that my son is no longer welcome due to exhibiting age-appropriate behavior. The owner said she would try to get some recommendations for me for other places that could be a better fit for him. It amazes me that they have no problem working with children who bite, hit and hurt others but climbing or needing some extra help here and there is too much of a problem. I spoke with others who work in daycare and they all laughed because of how ridiculous this was.I had two other conversations that day with both the director and the other owner. As I asked questions, was in tears and trying to understand what just happened they were so rude to me and made me seem like the bad guy. My husband picked up my son after his nap and the owner didn't say a word to him. Not even I'm sorry it didn't work out - nothing. Also, not to mention, the owner never got back to me with recommendations for other places that could be a better fit.Over the weekend I had several other families reach out to me to tell me about their own horrible experiences with Goddard and the owners. I have never felt more hurt, disappointed, blindsided and upset in my life. I trusted these people with my son and they completely dismissed him for age-appropriate behavior. Do yourself a favor and choose a different daycare/school.
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December 2021 by Deb Keisler
As a grandparent of 2 Goddard students I am impressed and grateful for the care & education our littles received at Goddard
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December 2020 by Tiffany Woods
My two year old and five year old have attended Goddard since June 2020 right after daycares reopened from the pandemic. We have been so happy with all the staff and quality of care. As a working parent, you worry about the who/what/where of childcare, and they continue to prove themselves to be the best! I've had the utmost faith in this school and it just gets better. The staff is attentive and interactive throughout the day, the meals are great even for the pickiest of picky eaters, and the curriculums are the perfect combination of creativity and play. They have also done a phenomenal job throughout the pandemic. We look forward to continuing on with this school. Thank you to the awesome staff!
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December 2020 by M G
My son went to Goddard Elgin for two years. Great teachers and administrators. However when the pandemic hit, ownership was terrible with handling operations and communications. They were receptive at first but they kept changing their policies. We lost the tuition we paid when they were closed and will not get it back. They wanted full tuition for the time he was not there to hold his spot or we would loose his spot. They ignored my calls and emails to work with them to get my son back into Goddard Elgin. I guess he is not enrolled anymore as I never got confirmation from them. We are looking somewhere else. Beware.
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December 2019 by Kekul Shah
After switching from full day to school day they still charge me for full day without any notice because I was dropping my son off 15 min early on average. It’s my fault that I didn’t look at the monthly statement. I trusted this school and their system and took a blind faith. My son has been going here for 4 yrs and after talking to management they won’t do anything about it. I would highly suggest everyone to check their monthly statement. Definitely not sending my 2nd kid here. I feel so cheated and betrayed.
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December 2018 by Manny Chanthasene
We can't express how much we value Goddard School of Elgin. After comparing many comparable child care institutions, we selected Goddard School. Here are some reasons why: 1. the facility is well kept, we keep our child safe from harms way and knowing that the facility installs and maintains child safe environment is reassuring, the place of care is also clean 2. the faculty members from the owners, Sheryl, Steve, front desk personnels to the child care team members (Mrs. Kim, Mrs. Carmen, etc) - they are all great to deal with, very caring and eager to help facilitate a welcoming setting for our child, they have gone above and beyond to care for a child whom has never been alone and away from the parents - our child took about 4-5 days to fully adjust but this would have not happened if the teams at Goddard did not act in the manner they did 3. Not only do they care for your child, they incorporate curriculum such as STEM to help your child prepare for K12, we consider this important as they try not only to care and have the kids just play but also learn in the process 4. daily updates via emails and from the "Tadpole" application, we truly value this feature as we know what our child is doing, what he likes to eat, the activities that the child participates in, this allows us to help our child continue the process even when he comes home so we can get him acclimated to the activities. With Goddard's help, our child has been able to pick up new words, participate with a large group of children, be more expressive, all of the positive re-enforcement from Goddard daycare has helped our child learn and be more open to the outside world!
