The Goddard School Of Dacula

Our daughter has been at The Goddard School in Dacula since she was just a few months old, and now at 3 years old, we can honestly say the experience has been phenomenal. The staff is always friendly, and her teachers care for her like she’s their own. It’s clear that the focus there is on education and development—not babysitting. We truly credit The Goddard School with helping her meet and even surpass developmental milestones early. We see it in her vocabulary, curiosity, and confidence every single day. Choosing them for her foundation was one of the best decisions we’ve made as parents, and we look forward to continuing the journey with them.

We've had a great experience over the last few months at the Goddard School of Dacula. Miss Aniya is such a sweet soul and my daughter, who is ordinarily very clingy, jumps into her arms at drop off. We were anxious about how she'd transition to daycare but we are so pleased with how things turned out! Miss Natalie is wonderful and Miss Mykia, who is in the next room over, is probably my daughter's next favorite teacher. Thanks for all you do for the kiddos :)

This rating is not a reflection of the quality of care. The teachers are wonderful, and my children are well cared for and loved. I truly appreciate the staff in the classrooms. Unfortunately, this rating is due to ongoing billing issues that have caused significant stress. I pay weekly, on time, using money orders. Even when I pay by the due date, the system still shows my account as late because the money order isn’t deposited immediately. As a result, their system attempts to charge my card, even though the funds were already withdrawn from my bank account to purchase the money order. This has led to late fees accrued and NSF charges due to the system delay and error. For weeks, almost every week I repeatedly ask if my account is okay and what is the balance and I pay what I’m told the balance is and everything is good. Then I’m suddenly informed that I have a balance of $700 and that my children cannot return until it’s paid. This was extremely shocking and upsetting, especially since I was reassured multiple times that my account was current. This exact situation has happened before, and it turned out the issue was that money orders were not properly entered and were left sitting in the drop box, making it appear as though I was late when I was not. I don’t understand why I am being charged late fees or having my card run when I am paying on time with money orders. The lack of transparency and consistency in billing has been very frustrating, especially as a parent who makes it a priority to pay on time.

Where to begin—this is by far the worst daycare we have experienced. The business appears to be run in a way that repeatedly overcharges and misleads families. After our kids had already been enrolled for a months, our tuition charges suddenly began changing without notice. Funds were withdrawn from our account without authorization, and no valid explanation was ever provided. We eventually closed the bank account they had on file and switched to paying by monthly money order, yet the daycare continued to increase the weekly tuition rate without any justification. Despite knowing the account was closed, they still attempted to process ACH payments and charged us multiple $35 fees for failed withdrawals. This behavior was extremely frustrating and financially harmful. The leadership team is disorganized and unprofessional. The executive director was rude, confrontational, and dismissive. The marketing and enrollment representative was manipulative, dominated conversations, and came across as untrustworthy. Staff turnover is constant—teachers change almost weekly, leadership changes nearly every month, and they let go of their strongest teacher. Overall, the lack of transparency, professionalism, and stability makes this daycare a poor and risky choice. I strongly recommend not enrolling your children here.

I have really enjoyed and appreciated everything my son has experienced while at Goddard. He started there at 6 months old and is now 3. Watching him grow and learn in such a great environment has meant a lot to this Dad!