Ranked #1 overall across all 11 quality dimensions among every licensed childcare center in Broadview Heights. This is the highest recognition we award in the city.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Broadview Heights. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Best Teachers
Earned the highest teacher quality score in Broadview Heights. This dimension weighs staff tenure, qualifications, warmth reported in parent reviews, and consistency of care across classrooms.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Broadview Heights. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Broadview Heights. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Broadview Heights. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Full Ranking Detail
childcare
The Goddard School at 7655 Town Centre Drive in Broadview Heights, Ohio is an NAEYC-accredited childcare center serving children through early childhood development with a rigorous academic approach. With 69 Google reviews consistently averaging 4.8 stars, parent feedback highlights engaged, responsive teachers and visible advancement in children's communication and social skills, with safety cited as a top institutional priority. The center employs the Wonder of Learning curriculum emphasizing curiosity-led, whole-child development, supplemented by extensive enrichment in art history, music, languages, STEM, mindfulness, and physical fitness; it also holds Circle of Excellence, President's Club, and Child Care Aware designations. Extended hours (7:00 AM–6:00 PM, Monday–Friday) and advanced security infrastructure—including cameras, gate alarms, and supervised lobby entry—support working families and safety standards, while degreed and tenured staff reinforce program consistency.
Safety8.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care5.0
Kindergarten readiness5.0
Teacher quality8.0
Compassion8.0
Management8.0
Culture8.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Uses the Wonder of Learning curriculum, an early-childhood approach created by child development experts that emphasizes leading with curiosity and whole-child development through personalized lesson plans.
Programs & activities: Enrichment includes American Sign Language, art history, computers, dance, engineering, handwriting, music appreciation, nutrition, physical fitness, sports & fitness, secondary languages, world cultures, and yoga & mindfulness. Summer camp and catering services are also offered.
What sets it apart: NAEYC Accreditation+ (July 2025-August 2030), Circle of Excellence, President's Club, Child Care Aware recognition, and P21 Exemplar designation. Hours Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-6:00 PM; security features include cameras, gate alarm, crash-rated fencing, non-biometric scanner and supervised lobby entry; degreed and tenured teachers.
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Best Management
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