Welcome to The Goddard School^® located on Pond Road in Freehold conveniently located behind Michael's and Staples in the Pond Road Shopping Plaza on Route 9 North (two miles north of the Freehold Mall) by East Freehold Road and Craig Road. We service Freehold, Manalapan, Colts Neck, Howell, Jackson, Farmingdale and Marlboro Township areas. 

Please stop by and visit our school anytime during regular school hours. Weekend appointments are also accommodated by request. We are currently accepting enrollment for children from six weeks old to Kindergarten. We operate a family-owned school with an experienced, loving faculty which will make a positive difference in your child’s life. The owners are on-site daily while the school is operating. The Director of curriculum has an extensive and varied background in early childhood education and is there daily to meet with parents as needed. We look forward to meeting your family and showing you our beautiful new state-of-the-art custom designed building!

The early childhood years are a period of significant growth and development in a child’s life. At Goddard, we are dedicated to meeting the emotional, social, cognitive and physical needs of young children at each stage of their development. We recognize that every child is unique, and we strive to create a warm, caring environment that nurtures each child’s self-esteem, confidence, imagination and desire to learn. Our school's faculty consists of experienced teachers trained in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education or Child Development who provide children with carefully planned educational and developmental programs that meet the needs of the whole child. Our faculty members also regularly attend Goddard University classes.

Our beautiful building has been designed to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment. Our interior doors are equipped with Fingersafe^® door hinge guards that prevent children's fingers from being pinched at the hinged end of doors. All wall corners are equipped with "corner guards" to prevent injuries. Two separate playgrounds have been designed to challenge and delight your child at every age, and are equipped with safe and fun equipment, as well as a Pour and Play^® surface which uniquely acts as a safe fall zone for the children. A beautiful white vinyl fence equipped with gate alarms encloses both areas of the playground. Our school is also protected by a state-of-the-art closed circuit TV surveillance system.

Other highlights of our school include:

Open parent communication through daily reports

Monthly newsletters

Parent bulletin boards

Included Daily Specials Yoga/Spanish/Art/Music & Stories

Low student/teacher ratios

Full and Half day programs

Low faculty turnover 

CPR/First Aid certified faculty members

We look forward to meeting your family and showing you our beautiful school. To experience the dynamics of a well-run, first class early childhood education center, please take a moment to stop in to see our bright, open, spacious classrooms in action and meet our fabulous faculty members!