My son had a wonderful experience at The Goddard School of Lakewood because of excellent teachers like Ms. Bri. She provided a safe, loving, and magical environment for my child. We recently moved cross-country, but I'm forever grateful for her and the other teachers' lasting impact on my son. On our last day, Ms. Bri also made me cry with the sweetest handmade card. We will miss this special place. read more

The Goddard School of Lakewood - Child Care & Day Care Near Me - Lakewood, Colorado

We have been with this Goddard since both my kiddos turned one (now 2.5 and 5). It has been an amazing experience and I truly feel my kids have a leg up with the education they have received. Couldn't recommend more! This school and the entire staff is amazing! read more

My wife and I have used multiple child care providers locally over the last few years, locally in Lakewood including The Goddard School. We have been very satisfied with our experience with them. We recently had to withdraw due to COVID-related childcare complications, otherwise we would still be happily sending our four year old there. Goddard was very understanding of our circumstances, working with us on a smooth transition. We would definitely consider using the school again for future childcare needs. read more

I am sorry to say that I had a bad experience here. I gave one star for the teachers (the teachers actually get five stars), and one star for the fact that the ownership gave me my deposit back when we left. I do not recommend this preschool. The management is frosty and unfriendly. We ultimately made the hard choice to pull our child due entirely to the way we were treated by the owner. She refused to remove chemical air fresheners from the school despite the fact that they are prohibited by Colorado State Health Regulations. We sent her the regulations and very politely requested that she stop using them. Not only would she not change her policy, but she was rude in the process, at one point saying "I'm tired of bending over backwards for you people." The bending over backwards consisted of our request that we be notified if our child was exposed to a communicable disease (he got hand foot and mouth from having recess with the older kids, and because we didn't know we then exposed our friends' kids... but the owner refused to institute a policy of parental notification based on such exposure), our request that his food not be microwaved in plastic, and our request that toxic chemical air freshener not be pumped into our child's air. I guess we are "difficult." The customer service was terrible and I was extremely sad to have to move my son because he was happy there and like I said, the teachers were top notch. We are now at a KinderCare and it is so warm and welcoming--and they serve breakfast and lunch! Amazing. Did I mention its cheaper? Bottom line: I had a great experience at Goddard Highlands but it took this experience to make me realize that Goddard is a franchise and the corporation exercises very little control over local franchisees. Look elsewhere and do your research before choosing this school read more

My daughter went here for 3 years, and loved it. Safe environment, great ratio and attention to the kids, great staff. We got updates on "firsts" and information on what she was learning every day. My daughter always wanted to go, and i always felt great/safe taking her here. Shannon and her team are awesome. read more

Let me start by saying that my son loves it here. Recently however there has been a lot of change over in his room with new teachers and hes is back to square one and has regressed in a lot of ways. Besides that, they do not support our way of potty training and require pull ups. This has been very frustrating for us as our son does not learn that way and was doing great at home in underwear for a week. It all derailed when he was sent back to school. They threw a pull up on him even after I explained to use one only at nap time. Had a meeting with his teachers and the education director that day and was told it was there way or the highway. Very frustrating that they are unwilling to work with us and our requests for our son. We felt very defeated. read more

My daughter loves her school here! Her teachers are great as are the assistant teachers. Owner is very nice. Love the level of security and that the kids play outside every day. They do a great job covering lots of subjects. Highly recommended. read more

This school is incredible. My son loves going there each day. He is learning Spanish, French, English, colors, counting, numbers and everything in between. The teachers, teachers assistants and front door personnel are all friendly and great. They actually remember you and call you by name. The things he learns on a daily basis amaze me. I am so glad we chose Goddard. read more

We had our infant daughter here for about 6 months and only left the program as the driving time from Denver for us was too much. When we started they were turning over staff with a new educational director so it was a little rough. Once staffing was set though, we loved the program. Their ratios are fantastic in the infant rooms, and even the float staff to help with breaks gets to know your child and talks with you about their days, etc.. when you see them. We were very happy with the programming, daily sheets, and care our daughter received and would be extremely happy to have another child placed there. They also have some family events on weekends that are really fun! read more

It's a good place for daycare. My son is in the pre-k room. I was hoping there would be structured activities. I'm a little concerned as I just feel like he may not be ready for kindergarten in the fall. I was hoping he would be able to write his name at this time. My son likes to see his friends but really dreads going to school in the morning. It wasn't this way in the past in other classrooms just when he started pre-k. read more

MAKE SURE TO LOCK YOUR DOOR WHEN DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILDREN. My purse and phone were stolen from my car while I was dropping off my children at Goddard. While it was my fault for leaving my car unlocked, I heard from other parents that this was the third time this has occurred this summer, and the staff at Goddard did nothing to communicate this risk to new families. Even after I made them aware of my incident there was no sign on the door or email to parents to communicate this issue. My children have only been going to this school recently, and so far the staff have been great, but I am disappointed in management's lack of communication of these thefts. read more

We left Goddard of Lakewood in late summer of 2013. Our child was enrolled in Goddard for approximately 4 months. In that short time it became increasingly clear that Goddard is NOT all that they claim to be. The first week one of the two teachers in our child's classroom left. Within a couple months, the second teacher left. And immediately thereafter the teacher who was hired to replace the first teacher also left. The director, while holding a MA of Education with a specialty in Curriculum Development and concentration in Language and Literacy (according to her bio on the website), was unable to demonstrate to us that she knows anything about Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Development. In our experience, she was completely removed from the classrooms and had no idea what was actually taking place in the rooms on any given day (in fact, she did not even learn our child's name until shortly before we left). When we expressed concerns and requested that she do some observation, she quickly informed us that would "take time from her day", begrudgingly agreed, and then never followed through. She has her talk-tracks and doesn't seem to veer from them, no matter what concern is expressed to her. Once she actually told us she is "not an expert". Excuse me? When we took it upon ourselves to stick around for the day and do our own observation, we saw a classroom that lacked any structure. The children were not taken outside at ALL, despite the weather being gorgeous. And those daily "curriculum" reports that are sent home with each child? Not a single activity was even attempted with the children. The "teacher" only engaged with the children when absolutely necessary (diaper changes and meal time). No story time, no crafts, no outside time, no use of the indoor gym, etc. This was particularly concerning as you would expect the teacher to be at their absolute best when a parent is around. In short, our experience with Goddard of Lakewood is that they are a business. They did not have our child's best interest at heart and lacked the skill and expertise to create a strong learning environment that was appropriate to the developmental stage. It was glorified baby-sitting. Expensive glorified baby-sitting. The staff turnover alone reflects that there are major problems there. And mind you, when I asked about turnover during our tour I was told every center will have turnover. Simply not true. Since leaving Goddard, our child has been enrolled in another center. This experience has been quite the contrast to Goddard. The director is highly involved, observation is done regularly, parents are informed, activities (including creative sensory activities) are conducted daily, outside play occurs daily (usually at least twice per day), the teachers are highly skilled and just outright phenomenal, and in the three months we have been there there has been zero turnover. Not to mention we pay less than when we were at Goddard. Far better child care options exist. read more