First Steps is a wonderful school. My son doesn't want to go home because they have so much fun…read more They have great summer activities and care greatly for the kids. I couldn't recommend this school more! Thank you all for what you do!

We love First Steps and have been there for 3 years. It is like a family. All the teachers know all…read morethe kids. They are very flexible and accommodating. We would recommend First Steps to anyone looking for childcare or before/after school care!

Unfortunately, we didn't have a good experience here. The teachers were not friendly or warm or…read morenurturing at all in my daughter's 3 year old class. My daughter complained that the teachers were mean but I kind of just brushed it off. But then I would pick her up from school early and observed what she was talking about. The teachers were sassy and rude to the children - it wasn't behavior that I wanted exemplified for my child. On top of this, the activity log that they shared with the parents was just wrong. They would include activities on it that they didn't do and my husband and I would see the kids doing activities in the classroom that weren't listed on the log. They also mixed our child's profile up with someone else's and we would get reports saying things like "she napped for 45 minutes" or "she ate all of her lunch" when in reality we had picked her up from school before lunch and nap time. We brought this to the attention of the teachers and staff and they temporarily corrected it, but it always went back to being inaccurate. The final straw for me was that there was no sense of community. I joined the parent group hoping that my perspective would change but it turned out that the main focus of the parent group was to fundraise because the Goddard school had no budget for the family/community activities. I found this to be pretty disappointing considering how expensive the school was. We switched to a different preschool and have had a much better experience. I'm only sharing this because choosing a school for our kids can be such a hard decision. I wish all parents and kiddos the best and hope that the Goddard school will take this review into consideration to make some important improvements.

I wanted to post an update for parents who wonder about how children that go here progress... My…read moreoldest daughter has been at Goddard since she was 18 months old - she is now 5 1/2 years old, and my youngest also joined at 18 months and is now 3 1/2 years old. At 3-1/2, the youngest daughter can READ sight words, knows colors, numbers, and weather in English and Spanish (Spanish is not a language we speak at home, so this is all the school). While some reading is due to us working with her, and some in part because of her sister's advancement, a big part (and thank you) is owed to the school for working so diligently with her. At 5-1/2, the oldest daughter has blossomed into an amazing and bright little girl. She is reading at a 4th Grade level, doing math at a 2nd grade level, and the teachers are making sure to encourage her and help her grow, even though it requires them to take "special" time out for her to do so, since she's above the average lesson plans. They have worked very closely with me to make sure she stays engaged and challenged, and as a result she's a happy, healthy, very bright kid who LOVES her school. I read the previous review from someone in April, and while I feel horribly for the situation in theory, I can't imagine it being accurate. There is no mention, for example, of the specific room the child was in, and I can tell you from years of personal experience there's NO WAY the Dave I know at our school would refuse to help a parent who was uncomfortable, or force a child backward and not forward. While I won' t say it outright isn't true (I wasn't there), I can say that the parents who have children here know everything, see everything, and an event like what was described would have been talked about heavily, yet I never heard a peep.... Bottom line, if you are looking for child care, there is hands down no where better in the area - they've won the "Best Childcare in Lake County" award for like 7 years running. If you are unsure, call them and ask to take a tour to see for yourself... you'll be so glad you did.

Excellent professors, some really good programs. Their theater and music performances are really…read moregood, a cross between professional and student and sometimes combining both. They care about pulling in community members. At the same time: They pour money into full-time advisors who give incorrect advice - for me that included courses they said would apply towards graduation and didn't. They have scholarships that don't require the FAFSA, but what exists isn't listed, figuring out how to apply is a mess, and aid can show up in the middle of the semester which is too late if you're dependent on it. They also list courses which aren't actually taught, and deans are completely unresponsive to student concerns. Worst of all, they spend so much money on administrative positions that around 80% of their professors are adjunct and scrambling to make ends meet with multiple gigs. Hello, your professors are the heart of a good college. But honestly in the end you can get a good education and if you figure out the limitations for early transfer it's a solid start for a 4-year degree

Ive taken a few college courses here and have gone to shows at their performing arts theater. Ive…read moretaken a few elective classes like Latin dance and baking. It's a nice since community college. They have big parking lots all over. I still get a little turned around whenever I am there. The staff I have encountered are friendly and knowledgeable about the courses they are teaching. It's affordable.

please do not send your child here it is the WORST alternative school you can possibly send your…read morekid to by far, multiple staff have gotten fired for inappropriate relationships with minors another staff fired for giving the kids vapes a staff will make a inappropriate comment to your child and the principal or assistant principal will do absolutely nothing about it instead they will make it seem like you're child is overreacting. Staff is very rude the lunch is absolutely unacceptable looks like someone chewed it up and spit it back out let's not forget you will get a MILLION phone calls a day about things that can be emailed or not said at all

Horrible school staff gets away with any and everything they hit you nothing done about it…read more But when you react to them hitting you or wtv it's a problem you get suspended for everything we go upstairs we're suspended we open the window we suspended any thing we do were suspended but when staff does it everything is fine the assistant principal acts like she's the board of education the principal is the same the assistant principal calls you at least a million times a day you will be getting call after call after call for this to be a alternative school they call for every little thing they wouldn't normally do if your kid was at regular school

Another fantastic dance recital Saturday ! I love watching all of Robins dancers , little, and…read morebig, shine in an evironment they love! Thanks Robin, Brad, and teachers. Pat O'Rourke

A terrific studio. Great knowledgeable instructors. Students learn a lot in a very fun positive…read moremanner.

We've had our daughters at POP since pre-K and we could NOT this school and community more! The…read moreprincipal is AMAZING! The teachers are so engaged! The facilities are very nice especially our gym!!!! We love the tight knit POP family we've come to know!!!

I'm leaving this review as a prior student ... over 15 years later.. after doing some work with my…read moretherapist this was recommended. I would just like to let everybody know that I was pulled out of this school after attending for only one year after the death of father. I had watched my dad drink himself to death and died due to addiction. ( my mother thought that private school may be a better pivot then public school after a horrific loss) however, with it being such a small school and due to my cultural differences, I was singled out called a " fatass mexican" by one of the students names, I will never forget Colby Boyer.. anyways my mother at the time had brought this to the principal's attention who proceeded to do nothing because his mother had her three other children enrolled in the school and heavily involved with the church. This actually impacted me severely mentally years later to the point where almost 15 years later I'm writing this review for parents now that I'm a parent myself please be aware before you send your child here.... I will never disgrace God and I attend another church happily. however I have never felt as if God had let me down, as let down by him as I felt when I attended this school freshly after losing a parent.

As someone who attends this school all I can say is don't put your kid through it the bullying is…read moreterrible and the deans just want to push it aside as if we're being dramatic they have no regard for students mental health even if they say they do they say "students will be provided with the opportunity to develop in an intentionally emotionally and physically in a safe and supportive environment but won't listen when a student is telling them exactly how they need help instead they will tip toe around it to keep a good reputation that everyone attends grant knows is just show to keep a school open that dose nothing but ruin teens motivation to make something out of themselves

I go to GCHS and the bullying there is absolutely foul. As far as I'm concerned they will do…read moreanything in their power to avoid taking it seriously.

My child caught hand foot and mouth disease here twice in 6 weeks. All they did was put a little…read morenot up in the window to inform people. No staff members informed anyone. They have a system that is capable of informing all the parents which they chose not to use. Apparently they are only required by law to put a note up the note was so small i never noticed it 7-8 times dropping my child off. the note had been up for more than a week. Their summer program just ended last week as well so I would be willing to bet there will be many more cases. Would give zero stars if I could.

I love it! My baby has been going here since he was 7 months old and he loves it too. The girls are…read morevery caring with everyone and you can tell they truly love the kids. My son gets very excited every time we get there, and I won't change that for anything in the world.