The Goddard School

Preschool in Waldorf, MD 20603

The Goddard School can make a positive difference in your child’s life. Our warm, loving atmosphere features a year round extended day program from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our program is designed to enhance the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of your child from six weeks to six years of age. We also offer after-school enrichment and a summer program for children up to ten years of age.

We are committed to providing the finest early childhood education in a safe and nurturing environment. Approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), The Goddard School philosophy is to provide an atmosphere suited to the development of self-esteem, confidence and developing a Lifelong Love of Learning. With professionally educated teachers, we provide an outstanding program in an environment that offers the best equipment and is specifically designed for young children.

At Goddard, we understand being a parent is the most rewarding experience with some of the biggest responsibilities. We take pride in sharing this responsibility with you by ensuring that you and your child will receive the most out of these wonderful years. We thank you for selecting our School.

The educational goal of The Goddard School FLEX LEARNING PROGRAM is to utilize fun and creative activities to foster a love of learning. We challenge our students by promoting learning and discovery through exploring the world around them. This instills a sense of confidence in their ability to master new situations and tasks through reasoning. Your child will be exposed to a variety of teaching methods so that they will be ready to enter any elementary school.

Our Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and full-day Kindergarten programs are licensed and Accredited by the Department of Education as a private, non-public school. We require our lead teachers to have a four year Bachelor’s degree in Elementary or Early Childhood Education and to prepare and teach a daily lesson plan with emphasis on language skills, math skills, science and nature as well as social studies.

Whether you are choosing a program for your newborn or selecting a preschool for your three-year-old, The Goddard School can make a positive difference in your child’s life. At our School, you will experience first-hand the reward that comes from placing your child in a program designed to meet the emotional, intellectual, social and physical development of children.

We are thrilled that you decided to contact our School and we are confident that the program will provide you and your family with everything that you are looking for in a quality private school.


Child Ages:
6 weeks - 10 years
Licenses & Accreditations:
Maryland State Department of Education Division of Early Childhood Development
Preschool:
Yes
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Unlike other early learning programs, our core philosophy truly celebrates the individual potential of each child.
The Goddard School is dedicated to encouraging a lifelong love of learning by:

*Offering a wide range of enriching activities to meet the individual needs of each child
*Focusing on building each child’s emotional, social, cognitive and physical skills
*Offering multi-cultural and developmentally appropriate materials and equipment
*Complying with Quality Assurance Reviews and parent surveys conducted by GSI
*Supporting the professional development of teachers through early childhood education training
*Offering open communication with families in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect

Our Accredited FLEX Learning Program encompasses this philosophy in the safe and nurturing childcare learning environments
that encourage flexibility for each child’s unique abilities.

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