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The Goddard School of Rochester Say “goodbye” to daycare and hello to safe, nurturing, learning environments at every age.

Our highly trained, caring staff will create fun learning classroom environments, preparing your child to be school ready. The Goddard School® offers innovative education and personalized care for infants through pre-k.

10/16/2026

Sometimes you don’t know what the must-haves for preschool and daycare are until you actually experience them 💙

10/14/2026

🎃Teachers at The Goddard School of Rochester are having fun with the Fall festivities this season and family voting is officially LIVE for our Teacher Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

✅Families, be sure to stop by the hallway with your children this week to cast your ballots for "Most Imaginative," "Best Theme," and "Overall Favorite."

Voting is open all week, and our Pre-K students will tally and graph the results to reveal the winners next week—stay tuned for the big pumpkin reveal! 📊🏆🎃

✨This past week, our students explored the Wonder of Learning inquiry question: “What Is a Home?” 🏡Across classrooms, ch...
10/12/2026

✨This past week, our students explored the Wonder of Learning inquiry question: “What Is a Home?” 🏡

Across classrooms, children discovered that a home can be a feeling, a space, a structure, or even something imagined together.💖

🐷After reading the story of "The Three Little Pigs," Toddler classrooms experimented with building houses from blocks, sticks, and straw—testing which materials felt the strongest and learning through hands‑on STEM play. 🧱🪶

Our Pre‑K students took their curiosity even further, while leaning into their excitement for Halloween. After brainstorming what makes a home, they collaborated to design and build a large cardboard haunted house—big enough for everyone to fit inside! They sketched blueprints, constructed walls, voted on spooky design elements, and graphed their tallied votes to guide the final design touches.😱🌚

Their haunted house became a perfect example of how children’s interests shape meaningful learning. Sometimes “home” is cozy and familiar… and sometimes it’s a spooky cardboard creation built with friends.

We💙Book Bus Fridays! 📚🚌Our friends from the Rochester Hills Public Library rolled in today, and our students hopped aboa...
10/09/2026

We💙Book Bus Fridays! 📚🚌
Our friends from the Rochester Hills Public Library rolled in today, and our students hopped aboard to check out a book of their choice. After that, our favorite local librarian, Ms. Sara, brought the magic right into the classroom with a cozy read‑aloud. We love opening up new worlds through the pages of a good book.

Big smiles, new stories, and a whole lot of wonder = the perfect Friday combo. Drop a comment and let us know your favorite book to read at home with your little one!!

🎨This week our infants dove into color, texture, and pure curiosity—creating beautiful bottle art that’s equal parts wig...
09/24/2026

🎨This week our infants dove into color, texture, and pure curiosity—creating beautiful bottle art that’s equal parts wiggly, giggly, and wonderfully expressive.

As they explored and created, those tiny hands were hard at work strengthening finger, hand, and grip muscles—building fine motor skills one joyful shake at a time. 🎨💜

09/16/2026

The best place for early learning and development.

✨New routines are leading to new discoveries across our classrooms as students dive into our Wonder of Learning units ex...
09/10/2026

✨New routines are leading to new discoveries across our classrooms as students dive into our Wonder of Learning units exploring, 'Who Am I?' and 'How Do I Move?'

From tummy time to teamwork, uncovering hidden numbers in paintings, yoga movement and hunting for their names, children are learning who they are and how they move through joyful exploration and play. 💖

09/06/2026

And what even is the difference between daycare and preschool?
Read about this and more—resources, tips, and activities for parents like you.

Head to the link in the comments!

From prehistoric findings at the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve to galactic-sized discoveries in our study of 'What Is In...
08/17/2026

From prehistoric findings at the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve to galactic-sized discoveries in our study of 'What Is In Outer Space?', our learners loved seeing how exploration helps us uncover the stories of our world — and beyond. 🌎✨🌿

🌟Our youngest explorers gazed at twinkling stars, and used ribbon movement to imitate shooting stars while reading Star Light, Star Bright together. Preschoolers created their own star constellations and practiced early writing in “stardust,” building fine‑motor skills through imaginative play. And in Pre‑K, children became true sky scientists as they charted the phases of the moon and observed how our night sky changes over time. 🌑🌖🌗🌘🌚

From fossils beneath our feet to galaxies far above, our learners discovered that curiosity connects everything — past, present, and the universe beyond. 🚀🌠

08/11/2026

Even more things preschoolers understand better than adults…

🍱meal prep by someone else (a la )
🖊️putting your name on everything (thank you )
🕺🏼random dance parties
🤫Saying what you really think

What’d we miss??👇

08/05/2026

Every Goddard class has their own schedule, but here’s a peek of how a day can look:

9am: Morning meeting ☀️
Songs, check-ins and questions spark curiosity and connection.

11am: Outdoor Learning & Play 🍃
Climb, dig, build and explore the natural world.

12pm: Lunch! 🍎
Time to refuel and connect.

3pm: Learning Centers 🎨
Choice-driven play builds independence and imagination.

08/04/2026

Your Daily Sheet the Musical 🕺

Raise your hands if you can finish the lyrics: 🎵“They're your friendly neighborhood spiders, and they're teamwork can’t ...
08/01/2026

Raise your hands if you can finish the lyrics: 🎵“They're your friendly neighborhood spiders, and they're teamwork can’t be ___”🕷️🙋🏽‍♀️

07/27/2026

The thing about a Goddard preschooler is they’re going to be curious. Keep the questions coming 👏

07/22/2026

Personally, we’d hire them as videographers 📹

07/20/2026

Kindergarten readiness can show up in everyday moments, not just big milestones. A few signals to notice:

1. They’re building confidence to try things independently. Examples: walking into a room first, asking for help, or giving something new a try.

2. They’re starting to recognize the letters in their name, even if they’re not reading just yet.

3. They’re showing care and responsibility at home. This could include things like helping pack a bag, feeding a pet, putting away toys, or getting through part of their routine with a little more ease.

Every child grows at their own pace - and readiness looks different for every family. Their preschool teachers can be a great partner in noticing strengths, celebrating progress, and helping you think through what comes next.

07/15/2026

Put them in the lineup, coach 👀⚾️🎶

07/08/2026

When our preschoolers are creative, curious, caring, and MORE >

07/08/2026

Dream job of the week: Glitter House Painter 🏠✨ While ambitions may change, the confidence they build through learning, exploring, and trying new things is here to stay.

Address

871 Oakwood Drive
Rochester, MI
48307

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

Telephone

+12488008655

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