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August 2025 by Nicole Willingham
We couldn’t be happier with our experience at The Goddard School Decatur! The teachers are so warm, attentive, and truly invested in each child’s growth. One of the teachers in our child’s classroom, Ms. C, has been phenomenal—so patient and nurturing, and really helped with the transition into daycare. Our little one has flourished here and even hit some major milestones thanks to the supportive environment.
The leadership team, including the director and front office staff, are equally amazing. They’re organized, communicative, and always greet us with a smile. You can tell they genuinely care about the kids and create a loving, safe, and fun atmosphere. We feel incredibly lucky to have found this school!
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August 2025 by Danielle Croll
We had a wonderful first year at Goddard, but unfortunately, things took a turn during our second year, leading us to conclude it was no longer the right fit for our family. There was significant teacher turnover — my child had 4 to 5 different teachers within just a few months.
During the potty training stage, my son was repeatedly shamed, to the extent that even other staff members privately voiced their concerns to me about the behavior of the teacher involved. Despite raising the issue, school leadership seemed unresponsive.
We also had serious concerns about how our child's allergy was managed, which further contributed to our decision to leave.
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June 2025 by Sunny Xun
great school！
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May 2025 by BancO Papi
The integrity of the owner/administration is questionable. My daughter was repeatedly injured by a child at this school. I understand that children play rough in Pre-K but my child was attacked in the face repeatedly by the same child and he suffered no injuries from her. A protocol was put in place that specifically stated they would be kept separate from each other and this agreement was breached twice. Instead of making sure my child was OK and expressing any compassion, the owner/administration seems to be more concerned with avoiding communication with us as parents. We weren't going to sue just wanted to be treated like concerned parents! Just makes me wonder if this would of been the case if some external factors were different and our daughter was the aggressor?
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May 2025 by Jada Pearman
My child was hit and bitten repeatedly by the same child on more than four occasions—this same child also harmed other children. Although plans were put in place, the staff and administration failed to properly implement them, allowing these incidents to continue. As a result, my child now has a scar on her face that she will have forever, thanks to a child at this school who has harmed others as well. I removed my child after the final incident and reached out to at least receive a refund for the last month my daughter attended. I was told by the administration that the refund would be granted, but this never happened.
I called corporate and have yet to receive a single call from the franchise owner, despite making it very clear that I wanted to speak with her. I have also filed a claim with the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning regarding this situation.
If you’re okay with being lied to, paying money for your child to be repeatedly hurt, and not even receiving a call from the owner to pretend she cares, this is the school for you.
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April 2025 by Heidi Seagraves
0/10 - the level of care is subpar and the physical punishments are inappropriate. Could not recommend less.
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June 2024 by avani patel
Clean, safe with caring staff and teachers. lesson plans at toddler age is automated so not sure how much it’s followed and it’s mostly free play vs teaching/lesson plans which probably is the norm at this age. I like the Part time program option and very flexible schedules
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May 2024 by Zalika Mars
Our family loves this nurturing, multicultural, and scholastic environment for our son!
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January 2024 by Rahul Gupta
Excellent staff and teachers
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December 2023 by Tiana Morris
Today is my son's last day, he has attended for 3+years, because we are moving. I absolutely LOVE this school and have never had an issue. My son enjoys going each morning & sometimes acts like he's not ready to leave when he gets picked up & that is what is most important. I have seen him grow so much during his time here; he's teaching me stuff lol. I feel all the teachers and administrative staff genuinely love their jobs but want to give a special shout out to the teachers my son has had; Ms. Safia, Ms. Gigi, Ms. Shannon, Ms. Shira, Ms. Tiffany, and Ms. Melissa. I believe each of these wonderful women treated my child just as they would their own & even though I know they had to have had rough days(who wouldn't with children all day) I could never tell by their face, the way they spoke to the children, or the way they greeted me. We're sad to be leaving but I'm sure my son is ready for what's next because of Goddard.
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October 2023 by Lunden Connell
I don’t know where to start with this review.I have waited months to write this because I wanted to be sure my review for this “facility” was coming from a clear mind, and I wanted to give my thoughts surrounding our experience here time to settle. With that being said, I can 100% without a doubt say, I do not recommend the Goddard School of Decatur to anyone.Our few short months there were absolutely horrible. This daycare really had a negative impact on my child’s morale and was disruptive to our lives. Please also note, this was not my son’s (who is 3 years old) first experience with daycare. He had previously been in half-day daycare since he was 1 years old with no issues.This was the only daycare on our list that had availability; this should have been my first red flag. My husband and I received weekly calls to come and pick our son up in the middle of our work days for the most ridiculous reasons. If he did make it through the entire day, I would nearly always be asked to sign some arbitrary document when I picked him up. One of the document's I was asked to sign stated something along the lines of “slapped child with banana peel”. I have many more examples of petty things like this.Please note, my child is a normal 3 year old with no diagnosed behavioral issues or any issues for that matter, however this place could not seem to care for him, and constantly made my child, myself and husband feel as if we were doing something wrong. We would receive calls from the director claiming they could not get him to calm down and would then ask me what I recommended they do?The fact that the daycare director/teachers do not know how to “calm/redirect” a 3 year old makes me question their employee qualifications, and their ability to adequately and safely manage infants and toddlers. It was very evident that my son’s teachers had little experience and were also overwhelmed; from what I observed, they had zero job satisfaction. The teachers lacked the ability to care for my son and even more worrisome they seemed to lack patience and compassion. Instead of trying to work with my son they would simply call my husband and I to come pick him up at any given time. When picking up my son on multiple occasions, there would be 20 plus kids in the room with 1 teacher. The room would be in complete chaos. The tone of the teachers’ voice towards the children was rude.It really seems as if this place is only focused on making a profit and did not consider my child’s future/best interest as a top priority.We ultimately decided to pull our child out of this daycare (which was very inconvenient considering my husband and I both work full time jobs). Removing him from Goddard was the best decision we could have made. We were left without childcare and had to rush to hire a nanny for a few months until we got accepted into a new daycare off the waiting list. I could go on and on with more examples of first hand experiences of why the Goddard school is just below par, but I have decided to waste no more of my energy on this place.My son finally got into our top choice daycare after being on the waitlist for several months, and everything has been wonderful. His teachers at his current daycare love him, are able to care for him, and they are receptive and nurturing unlike any person I encountered at Goddard. We had zero issues with the nanny and have had zero issues at our new daycare which is even more proof that Goddard School is the problem.From one mom to another - don’t waste your time or money with this place.
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July 2023 by Jennifer G.
It's been almost a year now since we left this school where my son was physically assaulted here by his teacher along with others. It has been a terrible experience and I wouldn't wish this upon any parents. There were thorough investigations & the school employees were very rude/ would not take accountability even though it happened. I would not send my children here. This school should be shut down. We love our new school - message me if you would like to know more!**** update 7/31 - after the owner lied on my review!!The investigation actually was substantiated in some departments which I won't name on here. Please feel to reach out to me directly anyone who reads this. I wouldn't wish any parent dealing with these people or this school. It's sad when people are so money/ reputation driven they don't care about the actual children.
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June 2023 by Nichole St James
My daughter loves going to school. Her teacher is attentive and the curriculum is well balanced. I enjoy the daily pictures and updates in the app.
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June 2023 by Hari Gopal
My wife and I have sent our daughters here for 3+ years and have been impressed in the leaps and bounds that our child has taken under this amazing team. She is taking classes in chess and Spanish, and this week even recited a poem from memory. A safe, clean atmosphere that got us through the pandemic with limited worry -- an incredible team and an incredible experience for our kids!
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June 2023 by Jessica Brooks
My daughter was born 2.5 months premature. I was so nervous to place her in any daycare. Admin and teachers were able to allay my hesitations. At our last development appt the doctor said that my daughter was performing 5-6 months ahead of her adjusted age. I credit much of that to her attendance at The Goddard School.
