The Goddard School
Preschool in Raymond, ME 04071
Welcome to The Goddard School located at 300 Belchase Court in Old Bridge, New Jersey! Our School is designed for children between the ages of six weeks to six years of age, including a full-day Kindergarten and an After-School program for children ages six- to ten-years-old. Our warm, loving atmosphere and small class sizes, combined with Goddards curriculum, is brought to life by our faculty of degreed teachers and loving staff. The on-site owner and director maintain a consistent presence, creating a clean, professional environment which promotes both teaching and learning.
Our educational curriculum includes language arts, cognitive skills, science and nature, social science, creative art, computer lab, music/movement and motor activities. We have also added enrichment programs including Building Language for Literacy, B.A.S.E. for Fitness, Explorer, a Spanish language program and Time to Sign, Inc., an American Sign Language program, as well as a special weekly music program. Our curriculum is designed to enhance and develop the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of your child.
Our ‘summer camp’ program offers swimming and water play, soccer camp, baseball camp, a summer music program and exciting weekly visitors including Fun Bus Gymnastics, Mr. Scott, the Music Man, a Petting Zoo, High Tech Dinosaur Daze and much, much more!
We have recently renovated our two, age appropriate, outside playground areas with state-of-the-art materials to provide the ultimate in safety for our children. As part of the playground renovation, we also added a vegetable and flower garden, which all the children take part in growing and harvesting!
Our goal is to provide a preschool that is both fun and educational, helping to instill a life-long love of learning for each child who attends our school! Please call and schedule a tour of our school today, and come see why we have been told over and over again how families get a warm feeling when they walk through our doors!
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 10 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
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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.