This school is one of the best! I'm so thankful for this school and everything it has done for my…read morechildren. The staff is so loving and caring, which promotes a safe, thriving learning environment. I can tell you both my kids are further along in their academics than I was at their age. PLUS they love it up there. They really enjoy going to school. They live their teachers and all of their classmates.

We could not have found a better school! Our older kids started at age 3 and our youngest is now in…read morethe YCP class at age two and a half. The education is phenomenal and the flow of the classroom cannot be beat. The staff feels more like family. Every teacher and office personnel knows each kid and what's going on in their lives. Our oldest is now in the elementary classroom and we'll never consider another school

Although this school is amazing, it still has its flaws. There are barely any field trips since…read morethey can't fix their busses or get new ones, canceled the awards ceremony and turned it into a school wide chapel (and I get it. It's a Christian school but at least give the students some recognition for all their hard work through the year), and don't get me started on how many teachers we don't have causing barely any teaching. The English teacher is also a guidance counselor which means there's less teaching. The people are awesome and nice though and my family loves them. Just wished they'd fix these

The school itself isn't terrible. Though, there is a specific teacher, Mr. Lucas, who is also the…read moredean of the school. He doesn't have an ounce of kindness and is nothing but mean to the students. He makes snarky comments and is basically bullying the students. He takes advantage of his job and gives out detentions and suspensions for no reason, and most of the time, the students don't even deserve them. It seems like there is nothing but negativity and hatred in his heart. If the school did a student survey to ask if they've ever felt attacked or uncomfortable by Mr. Lucas, 95% of the students would say yes. I really do hope that God finds him because as of right now, it seems like he doesn't have the Gospel in his life, despite working at a Christian school. I truly believe that this guy is not fit for his job at all.

Our family has been part of the Goddard of South Tampa community since the school first opened…read moretheir doors in November 2020. My oldest graduated from the pre-k program two years ago and my youngest graduates this May. We have made so many wonderful memories at Goddard over the past five years and I have so many positive comments about this amazing school! The three-story building is absolutely stunning!!! Each floor has their own private outdoor playground and the second and third floor have indoor gyms that are used for recess, book fairs, and special events. I feel that it is so crucial to have an indoor play space for inclement weather and am grateful that the children are able to play and exercise every day. The clean and modern classrooms are stocked with the newest toys, books, and learning materials. Each preschool teacher is provided with flatscreen televisions so that they can utilize educational videos that relate to the weekly lessons. My son's class just finished learning the alphabet and now is working on sight words so he will be ready to succeed in kindergarten. We have had so many kind and caring teachers over the past five years including Ms. Jasmine, Ms. Lindsay, Ms. Shinese, Ms. Brenda, Ms. Liza and Ms. Trish. These teachers have made my sons into smart, sweet, and respectful little boys! While there has been some turnover in teachers, it has only been the teacher's assistants and not the main teachers of the classrooms. During the transition the school has done an amazing job of filling any open spots with the students' previous teachers and teacher assistants so that the children are always surrounded by a familiar face. We are going to miss so many teachers and staff members who we have gotten to know over the past five years. I will also miss so many of the Goddard's annual events, including: Parent's Night Out (because all parents deserve a date night or night off!), lunch with your littles, Family Food Truck Fridays, Trunk-or-Treat, splash Fridays during the summer, the annual Jack Hartmann concerts, and the annual Easter Egg Hunt.

I attached part of the email that disappoints me very much about this school. I have taken out…read morenames of teachers, students and our daughter. I am attaching this email to show the seriousness of a short lived time for our daughter at this school. We were on a multi year wait list to get in and were excited to open a new chapter for our daughter. For them to say, "Our programs are designed to nurture each child's curiosity in a safe and caring environment." really doesn't sound accurate to me. If you want to respond to this review, you can keep your corporate 1-800 # because we have learned to not trust Goddard. Sometimes changing a policy isn't a bad thing. We are relieved to have found a place of care where they actually understand what the words "nurturing and safe" truly mean.

Great school, definitely recommend especially for elementary school, but is still great no matter…read morewhen you go!

All 4 of my children went to Bell Shoals Academy from 3 years to 8th grade. Bell Shoals Academy…read more(BSA) and the Early Learning Center (ELC) prepared my children socially, academically, and spiritually for their later years. The team at BSA loves the students and truly invests in their future. They partner with the student's parents as they maneuver through the day-to-day growth of the students in their care. My children were well-prepared for college. The discipline they learned in their studies gave them what they needed to succeed in their later studies. All four of my students graduated high school in the top 15% of their class. (public and private) two have graduated college in the top 10%, and two are still in school. I highly recommend this school to others in the area.

My son attended the VPK program and got bullied everyday for the first week. He came home with a…read morehead injury, swollen eye, one of the kids called him the "N" word and flicked him off multiple times. These kids are FOUR. Where is the supervision here? Why do you have a waitlist, but allow BAD kids to stay enrolled. Why don't you use common sense and allow other children an education by removing the troubled students. My kid was there to learn! This place has zero structure, zero capabilities to adequately teach children let alone be trusted to watch over them. The teachers are rude and snappy. They served my son juice and outdoor water from the fountain on the playground. My son has never had juice, it's terrible for Childrens dental health, and the tap water in this area is hazardous you can't drink it! I would avoid this place. Do better

Best school ever. My daughter was potty trained within 2 months of starting here abd she loves too…read morecome to school. Miss Charlene is great and she loves all her teachers. I recommend this daycare to everyone I know!

DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!!! They seem really nice and helpful when you do the tour. The…read morebuilding itself is incredibly dirty and falling apart. No effort is really made to fix things. All the teachers but the one with the glasses and the sweet Cuban lady seem to hate their jobs. My daughter's teacher was inherently lazy; and I caught her several times SCREAMING and cussing out my two year old. When I brought up the problems to the owner, she made a ton of excuses. We had some verbal sparring over the phone; and after I made SEVERAL reports to both the health department AND Hillsborough county, she told me to leave. I had already moved my daughter, so. If you research (which I wish I had done before) there have actually been a ton of complaints filed here over the years. It's obvious the owners are only in it for the money. They don't do a lot of projects with the kids, the food is crap, and everything is incredibly old and dirty. Any time you bring up problems, you get a ton of attitude. One time, I caught a staff member spraying bleach water next to my kid, and I asked her to stop and I got yelled at for it? So I brought it up to the owner and she said it wasn't bleach. It was labeled bleach water and I know what bleach smells like! I was told that my daughter had to wear shorts under her dresses or skirts because "the little boys in the class are curious" where TF are the teachers if the little boys have time to do that? My daughter shouldn't have to change what she wears because the teachers aren't doing their jobs. In addition, I've walked in several times and the kids were by themselves and the teacher was nowhere in sight! Stay away from this place; I wish I had never subjected my daughter to it. I hope it gets shut down.

My kids have gone here for two years now and we can't say enough good things about our experience…read more My daughter is in the 3's class and my son is in the after school program. The staff is tenured, loving, and really know how to engage the kids and genuinely care about them. Any interactions with the administration team have been very professional and pleasant. I know my daughter will be very prepared for Kindergarten after VPK! She is not even in VPK yet and knows all of her letters, sounds, numbers, is writing her name and short words, and most importantly seems like she loves to learn.

Learn and Grow has been such a blessing to our family. I adopted my daughter a little over two…read moreyears ago, and choosing a preschool and after-school program where she would feel truly safe, loved, and supported was incredibly important to me. From day one, the staff at Learn and Grow have treated my daughter like family. You can genuinely feel how much they love and care for the children. My daughter wants to be there, which says everything. She attended VPK at Learn and Grow and was well-prepared and confident going into kindergarten, starting right on level. Now that she attends Buckhorn Elementary, I love knowing she has a fun, nurturing place to go after school instead of being stuck in a cafeteria. It gives her something to look forward to every day. I am beyond grateful for the care, dedication, and love the Learn and Grow team shows. They've made a lasting impact on our lives, and I can't recommend them enough.

Learn & Grow is a phenomenal preschool, they provide structure to help make learning fun. We…read morerecently transferred from another school and cannot be happier about making the switch. My son now loves school again and is excited to share all about his day.

We are very happy with the care here. We have a child in the 2's class and she is excelling. They…read morehave been super helpful with potty training which has been wonderful. She loves to be there and all of the staff I've met have been very kind and loving with her.

The staff and Chris are so caring and kind. I love the energy of the teachers - it's a peaceful…read morevibe for my baby. Happy babies and staff. Highly recommend