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May 2024 by Tabitha Claus
We've been at Goddard since our daughter was 9 months old. All of the teachers have been incredible and obviously care deeply for our daughter. They've been willing to work with us to ensure that she is doing well - from naps, to behavior, to food - you name it and they are there to partner with us on ensuring she is thriving. The care for the children goes beyond each classroom, each administration and support staff know our daughter by name and you can tell they are invested in the wellbeing of all the children. The staff are exceptional and many have been there for years. Highly recommend!!
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March 2024 by Stefan Pugatchenko
Our son has been going here for over three years and I can't say enough about how much we appreciate everyone at Goddard Issaquah. The teachers and staff have been amazing. The learning, from both a problem-solving and emotional standpoint, has been incredible and the environment is clearly a nurturing one. The facilities and programs are great, as well. Highly recommend!
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March 2023 by Dead P.
Don't go here. The worst place for your kid. My kid went to emergency room 4 times due to injuries received from this school. They never got hurt outside this school. The teachers do not care. They will ask parents to sign incident reports and never explain how the child got injured. If you go talk to the admin staff, they just dismiss by saying 'accident happen with young kids' and it is normal. They never care about your kids and will not listen to you. Stay away from this school. The worst experience in my life
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December 2022 by Mengran Gao
My daughter has been in Goddard school for over 1.5yrs now and she loves going to school!
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December 2020 by Jared Bauer
Where to even begin with this place...Our 2-year old son attended Goddard for three months, after one month we knew we wanted out. Here are the “highlight”:1. Disorganized: on his first day there was a COVID-19 outbreak. We were sent an email saying he had to quarantine for two weeks and couldn’t return to school. Two days later we called to see if we’d be refunded tuition, and we learned that he hadn’t been in one of the effected rooms and the email had been sent in error.2. Unsafe: what’s more unsafe than a COVID-19 outbreak? Drunk delinquents smoking next to the playground are! In our second week, I went to pick up our son and some kids were leaning on the gate to the playground smoking cigarettes. When I told them they should leave they threatened to jump me and threw bottles of Mike’s Hard Lemonade at my car. The Director of Goddard swore that hadn’t happened before, but once is too much. What makes it worse was that they weren’t aware they were there smoking until I informed them anyway, so who knows how often it had happened.3. Inexperienced overwhelmed staff: In three months I saw at least 6 teacher cycle through my son’s classroom. The primary instructor was pretty good and was consistent in her role, but otherwise it was constant churn of random people who didn’t seem experienced working with kids or even especially competent. For example there were several times they sent our son home in clothes that weren’t his while his clothes were no where to be found. At his prior day care he learned extensive sign language, at Goddard the only new language he picked up was “no talking” and “no touching”.In conclusion this place is a mess and I can’t stress enough how inadequate they are as a daycare.Go literally anywhere else.
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December 2019 by Anthony Yengo
The Goddard School did a great job watching and educating our kids. They open at 7:00am and close at 6:00, which was perfect for our family since my wife and I both work. The owners, Catherine and Scott did a fantastic job hiring competent staff and running the behind the scenes stuff. Brenna, one of the directors, was always available for questions at the front desk. I felt very comfortable with my kids at the Goddard School and have recommended to several of my co-workers.
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December 2017 by Asha Menon
Giving good value to academics, like the approach of teachers in making the kids follow the rules. More over giving a good nap time and good food in the evening helps kid to be happy while we pick up. After school care is also equally good. Kudos to the team Ms Mary, Ms Sirisha, Ms Madhavi, Savannah and all teaching staff. Thank you for the flexibility of Clara and Catherine.
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December 2017 by James Senior
Staff are great and we love the ability to catchup with what our kid is doing via the app at the end of each day.
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December 2016 by Nisarg Shah
Called to inquire about the infant care program and learned that there is a wait list of 2 years. Not sure how anyone is suppose to plan two years in advance?Edit: my daughter joined and the school is great. Teachers are very affectionate and I couldn't be happier. Still, I wish the wait list was managed better.
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December 2015 by Lydia Smith
This school is ridiculous! First let me start with the Pros…I love their curriculum. They are great at preparing kids for school in my opinion. They teach letters, numbers, science, etc. This, however, is where my list of Pros ends. The school is very anal. They have certain textbook expectations for the kids, and anyone who stands out becomes labeled as the problem child. Children are not encouraged to be individuals, but instead are forced to become robots to make it easier on the staff. The TURNOVER of teachers is just insane! Within a year my child has had 6 different teachers! If you search the internet, you will find that many teachers are complaining of being overworked, and under payed here (thus they leave), and it really reflects on their performance in the classrooms. I would not recommend this school to anyone who has an active, flourishing child. They will be quick to label them.
