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November 2023 by Osama Osman
This school is just amazing! My son did his pre-K there with Ms. Kristin and Ms. Kristina. My son had a great experience to remember and a long-lasting impact. The owner (Laura) is an amazing humanbeing who you would truly feel cares for you and your children. Ms. Mona and Ms. Lulu (the director) were all great people to work with and all had a role in my son's education and life. They all would go out of their way to make sure our son was safe, getting the best education, and is receiving well-thought-through instructions to help him grow as a person. Without exageration, they were all like family to us and we miss them already even though it has not been long since my son left for Kindergarten.
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November 2023 by Jin-Wook Chang
Amazing management and wonderful teachers, who are nurturing and educating the young ones. They help kids grow and learn while maintaining a wonderful community through many events and communication channels.
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October 2023 by Saba Abbas
I wanted to enroll my daughter to this facility so scheduled an appointment but due to some availability issues I had to reschedule. So I asked if the school can send me the paper work regarding registration and tuition fee & re-schedule.First of all I had this information from the time I scheduled my appointment so I wanted to double check. I got transferred to the director and she said for how long you want to enroll your daughter I said initially a month since there is same school facility near my house opening in November so if I have good experience in your facility I can let her stay there. She said we have a list of waiting parents ? (which they didn’t mention when I asked for appointment as they said we have spaces available - miscommunication no 1)The second and most interesting part was when I inquired first the fee structure was $2175 tuition and $200 registration. After I asked a few questions to the director, she raised the price to $300 registration and $2375 tuition which is insane.They are just trapping people for making money this way. The director was very frustrated with my questions about facility. And I instantly changed my mind of even visiting them when they miscommunicate and don't welcome questions. It’s a NO GO for me.Since Im looking for facilities worth the money for my 2yo. And google reviews really helped me narrow down some places. I thought I’d share my horrible experience so that other parents can save themselves from getting trapped by businesses like these.
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June 2023 by Claudio Herrera
New location
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December 2022 by Harvey Simpson
The BEST! Such a welcome addition to the area! We can't say enough about how great our experience has been. The teachers are wonderful and supportive. The admin team has implemented a great curriculum, and are responsive and friendly. The owner, Laura, is always there and cares deeply about each and every child in the school. The school still looks brand new. Even during COVID, with all of the challenges, the school adapted and was able to continually provide critical education and socialization in a safe environment. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU DO! We love Goddard!
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December 2022 by Alex Carlson
The Goddard School of Tysons has been a wonderful experience for us. The teachers and management are caring, qualified and a pleasure to be around, and most importantly, the kids absolutely love it here. The facility is sparkling clean and well-located. Could not recommend this school enough!
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December 2021 by Sarah Kim
Irresponsible management... teachers are good but its not worth the trouble of dealing with the manipulative and unprofessional psychopath that is Laura. This is a warning to any one even considering taking your child here, stop filling the pocket of this women who barely even pays her staff a fair and proper wage especially considering the tasks they have to do on a daily basis. She pays her self top dollar and takes all the vacations she needs, oh and if you haven't noticed she has automated responses for the bad reviews, because her ego cant handle any criticism. What makes it 100x worse is that there is no one to report the abuse to, unless u are able to file a lawsuit which isn't worth the trouble(which she knows and takes advantage of). DO NOT COME HERE especially looking for a job there are much better places to work.
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December 2021 by John M.
DO NOT WORK HERE. worst management in the entire world, this place needs to be put under investigation for abuse asap. considering filing a law suit, please do not come here stay away.
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December 2021 by Patrick Ajavon
The loving and supportive atmosphere at the Goddard School of Tyson reflect the excellent leadership from the owner Laura. I have never met no one as hard working, caring and tentative to the needs of the children, families, and teachers. The truth is, since I have known Laura, she works open to close, seldom takes vacations, and works on the weekends even though she has an administrative staff. Laura is passionate about maintaining a school culture based on compassion and respect for others. The staff loves her, and she elicits the respect of her employees by leading by example. The reason why the Goddard school of Tyson continues to thrive is because they provide quality childcare, and caring happy teachers which leads to happy children and happy families. If you would talk or get to truly know Ms. Laura, you will understand what I mean!
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December 2021 by Saharnaz Ismail
We enrolled our son before Goddard even opened their doors. Meeting Laura the director was all we needed to trust this school. She kept us posted with all the school updates. When they opened their doors my son was thrilled about going to school. They are squeaky clean and the education is top notch. Unfortunately we took our son out during the pandemic and he’s now in kindergarten. We will be enrolling our youngest very soon and looking forward to it! We adore this school!!
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December 2020 by wamique F
BEWARE- THEY MAY REFUSE TO REFUND YOUR DEPOSIT DESPITE NOTICE AND.COVID SHUTDOWN ON THEIR SIDE. SEE OTHER REVIEWS.This review is based on my experience, I am not a care or education specialist. The below is purely my observation and opinion.We have had our children (one here and both at beantree) at this Goddard location along with beantree Westfields. To me this was not a "school"- it was a childcare facility with childcare staff and not educators. For the steep price we paid here- there should have been more focus on education.Unfortunately- this location for Goddard was not run well: the two year old class had a teacher that we and other parents witnessed snatch, drag, yell at at and verbally accost several children. Despite three documented compliants to management (two written and one verbal) nothing visibly changed. This staff member remained at the school and even had the audacity to ask my wife on several occasions why we carry our child (a two year old at 7am).In addition:-nap times started very late and lasted until after three pm.-hate to post this one but they did have at least one staff member that was diagnosed with covid.-despite knowing that my child did not touch specific foods- it was reported on several occasions that he did eat said food.-there was no clearly structured teaching format and unlike Beantree- students were confined to a single classroom for most of the day. (This is my observation)-did not see any specialized educators or areas for them (an art teacher, tech teacher, etc- as well no specialized rooms)Although I am no school expert- both of my children shine at beantree but my son was visibly worse off and miserable at goodard.As a caring parent- I URGE YOU to look at multiple caretakers before you send your children here.The front desk staff is very pleasant and it's a shame because there are other excellent caretakers at this facility.
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December 2020 by ghad hun
They refused to refund our deposit even though our son could not attend school anymore due to the global pandemic. They were extremely unprofessional when we requested our deposit back for a school year our son couldn’t even attend to, Would not recommend them .
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December 2020 by Emily Tully
My daughter attended this school from October 2018 - March 2020. The only reason we left was because of COVID. This was a WONDERFUL daycare / school for my daughter. Her teachers in all of her classes were so caring. They spent time every day telling me how her day went and any concerns they may have had. I love the app they use because I also got pictures throughout the day of her having fun! I cannot day enough great things about the administration as well. GREAT communication and were always available if I had a question or concern. My child always went into school happy and came out of school happy. We love the Goddard community and have nothing but great things to say about this center!
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December 2020 by Mackenzie Horne
Ever since Goddard's opening, our family has been shown nothing but love by every teacher and director. Our daughter began in the Caterpillars (infants) room where she was cared for as if she was the teachers' own child. As a new mom, I was really nervous about daycare in general, but I was reassured every step of the way by Goddard's open communication, creativity, cleanliness, and overall reliability. We feel like a member of this very special Goddard family.
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December 2019 by hind bouallali
Our daughter started pre-K at this Goddard school after we relocated to NOVA. We LOVE everything about this school: the staff, the curriculum, the premises.Laura, the owner, is very sweet, accommodating and helpful. She arranged for a school lunch program even when there weren’t many families enrolled (many restaurants refused to cater for just a few kids, but she kept fighting). It made my life so much easier!!My daughter is in the the pre-k class and LOVES to go to school every day. They have many activities, language classes (spanish and mandarin), music, computer and art. They learn so much and always in a friendly and pleasant environment. Her teachers have been amazing. They had a few different ones, as it is still a new school, but they are always very dedicated and kids love them.I honestly recommend this school to anyone looking for enrichment of their child’s learning experience in a winning educational program. They grow in a friendly, creative, fun and yet organized environment. I certainly do to all my friends and family.
