The Goddard School of
Grand Rapids - Knapp's Corner
School Phone Number: 616-208-9292
, School Hours: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
School Address: 2911 Knapp Street NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525
School Highlights
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World Cultures
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Physical Fitness
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Fresh Fruit/Veggie Snacks
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Handwriting
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Summer Camp
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Literacy Nook
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Music Appreciation
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Nutrition
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Yoga & Mindfulness
Where They Start Matters
At The Goddard School of Grand Rapids - Knapp's Corner, we believe that the start of your child's journey matters. We believe every child has a world of extraordinary awaiting them. Whether it's after a day at Goddard or years after graduation, we lay the foundation for their bright future. We're not just educators – we're here to inspire, celebrate, and support everything that makes them shine. We proudly serve families in Grand Rapids, Rockford, Forest Hills, and East Grand Rapids, offering high-quality early childhood education and care. Now enrolling for infant care, toddler, preschool, pre-K, and more.
Where They Start Matters
We nurture your child’s unique potential by encouraging their natural curiosity so they’re prepared to confidently take on the world.
The Goddard Difference
Goddard is more than just a preschool. With a proven track record of academic and social excellence, we've earned the trust of countless happy families who have seen their children exceed expectations and step into the world with confidence and compassion.
Your Child’s Education
Children are extraordinary little scientists who have lots of questions about everything. Our proprietary education program, Wonder of Learning®, harnesses children’s innate curiosity and encourages them to explore the world around them as they learn through play.
Leading with Curiosity
The Goddard School’s high-quality educational programming is designed to ignite curiosity and fuel a lifelong love of learning.
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Classrooms & Programs
From infants and toddlers to pre-K, kindergarten and beyond, our classrooms are designed specifically with your little one’s needs in mind.
Infant
Toddlers
Twos
Bridge
Preschool
Pre-K
Summer at Goddard
Prioritizing Health and Happiness
Explore all the features and programs found at The Goddard School of Grand Rapids - Knapp's Corner.
Health and Safety
- Air Filtration Systems
- Crash-Rated Fencing
- Finger Guards
- Non-Biometric Security Scanner
- Outdoor Security Cameras
- Parking Lot Bollards
- Supervised Lobby Entry
- Water Filtration System
- Zono
Food and Nutrition
- Fresh Fruit/Veggie Snacks
Enrichment and Environment
- Art History
- Dance
- Engineering
- Handwriting
- Interactive Whiteboard
- Learning Technologies
- Literacy Nook
- Music Appreciation
- Nutrition
- Physical Fitness
- Playground(s)
- Secondary Languages
- Sports & Fitness
- Wonder of Learning®
- World Cultures
- Yoga & Mindfulness
What Our Goddard Village Is Saying
- All of the teachers and staff are thoughtful, caring, fair, respectful, clean. - Our kids are happier than ever since we started at Goddard, and they talk all the time about their teachers, friends and the activities they do at school. - There is little turnover in teaching staff, which has not been the case at other daycares we have been at, and this really helps give our kids a sense of stability and familiarity. We could not be happier bringing our kids here.
We came to Goddard after an unideal experience elsewhere and were looking for a more integrated, hands on approach to our child. He had been lacking structure and needed this to continue being engaged and learn. This is exactly what we have seen at Goddard! Every class and every teacher seems to truly enjoy what they do and interact great with the kids! They are so creative with activities!
Above all, it means everything to send your child (especially your first!) off to a place for the day where you know they are safe, in good hands and in an environment that focuses on building a strong foundation to grow and develop. Thank you for providing a great place with great teachers and staff for our child to go to every day!
The Rocking Robins class teachers are just the most amazing people! Our son has learned so much from them and has grown tremendously in the last year in terms of knowledge, but also emotionally. Thank you!
We have had a great experience at Goddard. The management and teachers are all friendly, caring, and strive to provide an exceptional experience for the children and their families. It feels like a community. The children learn new skills, social, emotional, physical, and educational, all of the time and this particular Goddard location always has exciting events and activities the kids LOVE!
It’s been such a warm welcome. I love the structure mixed with the level of free play. I love the encouragement for creativity. Overall, I’ve been so happy and it shows in my kids excitement at drop off and pickup and continued conversations at home.
We have so enjoyed this experience for our son’s first introduction to an educational environment. The facility is always clean, staff friendly, and the learning environment is always introducing new & exciting concepts.
We love the environment, the classrooms and especially the teachers and assistant teachers. Our son has adapted very well and is enjoying learning from the staff at The Goddard School. The curriculum is very appropriate and developmentally enriching. As a first time parent, it is a very difficult thing to entrust your child to others. The Goddard School gave us peace of mind. Thank you for taking such good care of our child.
Preview the Fun
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