Ranked in the top 100 statewide across all North Carolina licensed childcare centers scored in our 2026 rankings.
#1 in Waxhaw
Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Waxhaw. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Waxhaw. This dimension evaluates facility maintenance, staff-to-child ratios, emergency preparedness, and parent-reported safety perceptions.
Best Curriculum
Earned the highest curriculum score in Waxhaw. This dimension evaluates structured learning, developmental programming, and how well daily activities prepare children for each stage.
Best Arts & Enrichment
Earned the highest arts score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures music, visual arts, creative play, and enrichment programming that goes beyond core academics.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Waxhaw. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Kindergarten Prep
Earned the highest kindergarten readiness score in Waxhaw. This dimension measures literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skill-building that prepares children for elementary school.
Best Teacher Quality
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects educator credentials, tenure, consistency, and the depth of praise parents direct at specific staff members.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures warmth, emotional attunement, and the degree to which parents feel their child is genuinely loved and seen.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, operational consistency, communication quality, and how problems are handled.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Best Space & Comfort
Earned the highest space and comfort score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects classroom size, outdoor play areas, and whether parents feel the center is appropriately staffed and uncrowded.
Best Extras
Earned the highest extras score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures standout features — specialty programs, extended hours, unique amenities, or community partnerships that set a center apart.
Full Ranking Detail
childcarepreschool
The Goddard School of Waxhaw is a 5-star DCDEE-licensed franchise preschool on Providence Rd S serving infants through school-age children with an accredited F.L.E.X. curriculum. Parents consistently highlight warm, attentive teachers and a strong family-like culture, and the school holds a 4.6 Google rating across 48 reviews.
Safety9.0
Curriculum9.0
Art / Music7.0
Infant care8.0
Kindergarten readiness8.0
Teacher quality9.0
Compassion9.0
Management8.0
Culture9.0
Class sizes7.0
Extracurriculars8.0
What parents say
“You really do feel like family when you attend here...The curriculum is very detailed.”
“The teachers were attentive, gave great feedback and the front office staff was tremendously helpful.”
“Our girls are loved and cared for. They've grown and learned so much throughout their time at Goddard.”
“Our son is always learning something new and we can tell he really enjoys himself every day.”
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Wonder of Learning program, a research-based curriculum created by early childhood development experts to encourage children's natural curiosity and exploration.
Programs & activities: American Sign Language, art history, computers, sports and fitness, yoga and mindfulness, handwriting, music appreciation, engineering, world cultures, on-site art studio events, and summer camp.
What sets it apart: 5-star North Carolina rated facility (Dec 2024-2027); Reader's Choice award from Metro Magazine. Features air purifying system, outdoor security cameras, key fobs, on-site cook, degreed and tenured teachers, low ratios, and playgrounds. Open Mon-Fri 7:00 am - 6:00 pm. Serves infants (6 weeks) through Pre-K (ages 4-5).
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Top 100 in NC
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#1 in Waxhaw
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<strong style="display:block;font-size:15px;color:#1A1A18;margin-bottom:5px;">#1 in Waxhaw</strong>
<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Waxhaw. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.</span>
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Best Curriculum
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Best Arts & Enrichment
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Waxhaw. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Kindergarten Prep
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest kindergarten readiness score in Waxhaw. This dimension measures literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skill-building that prepares children for elementary school.</span>
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Best Teacher Quality
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest teacher quality score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects educator credentials, tenure, consistency, and the depth of praise parents direct at specific staff members.</span>
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Most Compassionate
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest compassion score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures warmth, emotional attunement, and the degree to which parents feel their child is genuinely loved and seen.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest management score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, operational consistency, communication quality, and how problems are handled.</span>
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Best Culture
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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Best Space & Comfort
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest space and comfort score in Waxhaw. This dimension reflects classroom size, outdoor play areas, and whether parents feel the center is appropriately staffed and uncrowded.</span>
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Best Extras
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest extras score in Waxhaw. This dimension captures standout features — specialty programs, extended hours, unique amenities, or community partnerships that set a center apart.</span>
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