We are so happy with Goddard Park Hill. We transferred there from the Goddard in Highlands (they rocked too!) when we moved to our new neighborhood and my little boy loves it! Heather runs it like a well oiled machine and our son has become this super social, outgoing person. His teacher Ms. Kayla gives me updates in person from time to time which i appreciate!I would recommend this school. A pipe burst during that sweeping sub zero cold front that hit Denver and they rallied so hard to get it to together immediately. The school shut for only one day. Even when it’s snowing (unless it’s really bad then it’s closed) the school is open and the teachers take our son with a smile and love. We like it so much, instead of keeping our second son with a nanny up to one year like we did with our first, we are starting him at 4 months (after my maternity leave ends) and foregoing a nanny.Also side note: as a black mom of a biracial child, I can’t tell you how much it means to me to see Goddard Park Hill has diverse staff from different racial backgrounds. Makes me so happy.

The owners and the directors at this school are very unprofessional. How they treat their staff and their parents is just horrible . They always have turn around never enough teachers . The food is always the same . The owner is very cheap and gives the teachers only a 10$ budget a month to work with with their classrooms . They don’t but supplies. Very unorganized. The director won’t help with bathroom breaks or short of teachers . the assistant director engages with rumors and gossip. FIND ANOTHER SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD YOU WILL BE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE CARE YOU GET FROM THE TEACHERS AND THE MANGEMENT AT THIS SCHOOL

Our daughter attends two days a week at Goddard. We were apprehensive about sending our daughter to a daycare, as neither of us attended daycare as children. We visited several other daycares while considering childcare options, and were not comfortable with them taking care of our child. Luckily we found Goddard! When we toured (pre-COVID) we immediately felt not just comfortable, but excited for our daughter to learn and grow at Goddard. We never thought we would say that! Our daughter’s teachers are wonderful and caring, and she has so much fun every day! We are a bilingual home, and we are so fortunate that our daughter’s teachers speak Spanish to her every day. The director is wonderful and super responsive. I always hear back from her immediately when I reach out. We LOVE Goddard!!

Before I enrolled my son, the school and I had a very long conversation about his disability. They informed me that there would be someone on staff to help him and the teacher adjust. I gave them a 2 week time period before he started which should have been enough time to prepare. Once he started, I found out the person who was supposed to help him was never called, and was only called after he started having trouble in class (but was too booked to come help him so she never came). They started putting my baby out of class, without letting my husband and I know, and having him sit upfront in the waiting area like he was being disciplined for a disability he can’t control and they knew about. We only found about they were pulling him from class once they started calling us to pick him up in the middle of the day. Then they kicked my baby out of the school because of his disability when they told me their program was “all inclusive”. I expected more and they treated my son so terrible that he begged me not to leave him there and I couldn’t figure out why until I found out they had been pulling him from class. I would not recommend this location to anyone with a child who has disabilities.

I feel compelled to write this review because we’ve had such a positive experience with the Goddard Park Hill after having a negative experience elsewhere.My kiddo, 20 months, transferred to Goddard PH after we had a not so great experience at another school.Park Hill is everything we hoped for. The director, Heather, is exactly what you want in a director. She is kind, empathetic, organized, and you can tell she runs a tight ship. This is especially important to us right now, in pandemic times, as I can tell she is following every procedure to keep the kiddos and teachers safe (an issue we had with the last school).My kiddos teachers are absolutely lovely, and I can tell by the pics and video updates that he is engaged with them and the other children. At the last school, my dude was always playing by himself. I know the teachers are loving and empathetic because my LO’s transition has been much much much smoother than last time.The teachers are also organized (my dude isn’t coming home in clothes that aren’t his with a backpack full of other kids stuff a la the last school) and great at communicating photos and videos during the day- they seem to do this at naptime, which I appreciate, as it shows they’re not constantly uploading 10 kids pictures while they’re playing with kids.Finding childcare during a pandemic is stressful, and I was hesitant to move my kiddo and have him readjust to a new place, but I’m so so glad I did. We drive almost 20 minutes for drop off and pick up, even though there are other closer options, because we could tell from conversations with Heather that we would be happy there. Hope this helps any parents or caregivers out there who are looking for a great Preschool.

So happy with the staff and excellent place