Tina and Pat are the onsite owners of The Goddard School located in Denville, NJ. Pat is a retired sergeant for Essex County Dept of Corrections, where he served for 25 years in this position. Tina has been with The Goddard School franchise since 2006. Before becoming one of the onsite owners, Tina was the educational director for The Goddard School in Flanders for 12 years. Tina has her Associates Degree in applied Science, BA in Early Childhood Education and Group Teacher Certification from the state of NJ. As owners, we take pride in providing a nurturing, safe and quality education for children. We invite your family to visit our school, meet our incredible staff and to learn more about our program.

Ms.Sarah has been the Center Director of Denville since 2018. She is a mother of 2 beautiful daughters. Ms. Sarah attended East Stroudsburg University where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Prior coming to The Goddard School she was the center the director for another local preschool. In her spare time she enjoys shopping and spending time outside with her girls. She is also CPR and First- aid Certified.

Ms Brianne has been working at the Goddard School since April 2016. She is the lead teacher in our Preschool 1 classroom. Ms. Brianne is currently pursing her Child Development Associate certification focusing on Preschool ages 3 to 5. She is CPR and first aid certified. "You're off to great places, today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so...get on your way" - Dr. Seuss! Favorite children's book: Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.

Ms. Ashley has been a part of The Goddard Family since 2012. She is the Lead teacher of our Infant classroom. Ashley has a great passion for her students. Her class is always full of singing, laughter and happiness. Ashley is also CPR and First Aid certified. "Today only happens once...Make it amazing" - Unknown. Favorite children's book: The Magical Moonballs by Laura L. Seeley.

Ms. Allison has been part of our Goddard School family since 2017. She is the Assistant Teacher in our Infant classroom. Ms. Allison has her Child Development Associate certification focusing in Infant and Toddler. She is CPR and First Aid certified. "Still I rise"- Maya Angelou. Favorite children's book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr/Eric Carle.

Ms. Alysha joined our Goddard School in 2020. She is the Assistant Teacher in our Infant classroom. Ms. Alysha is planning on going to college for social work/child advocacy. She is CPR and First Aid certified. "You'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut"- Dr. Seuss. Favorite children's book: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch.

Ms. Ingrid has been part of our Goddard School family since 2014. She is the lead teacher in our First Steps classroom. Ms. Ingrid is very passionate about working with children and is currently pursuing her Child Development Associates Certificate focusing in Infants and Toddlers. She is CPR and First Aid certified. "Believe you can and you're halfway there" - Theodore Roosevelt. Favorite children's book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Alejandra joined the Goddard School in 2022. She is the Lead Teacher in our Toddlers classroom. Ms. Alejandra has her Bachelor's degree in Marine Biology. Alejandra is CPR and First Aid certified. "Everything happens for a reason" Anon. Ms. Alejandra's favorite children's book is The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.

Isabella joined The Goddard School in 2024. She is our assistant teacher for our young Toddler classroom. Before coming to Goddard Isabella worked at another childcare center where she worked with all different age groups. Favorite Children's Book: " The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss.

Ms. Nidia is our First Steps Assistant Teacher. She's been with us since 2024. Nidia enjoys reading books and singing songs. Her favorite color is blue and loves dogs. Nidia is CPR and First Aid trained. Children make your life important" by Erma Bombeck Favorite Children's Book: "Goodnight Moon" by Erma Bombeck

Ms. Lily is an Assistant Teacher in our Pre-Toddler classroom. She has many years experience in childcare. Ms. Lily is originally from Bulgaria. She enjoys dancing, singing, and playing the guitar. Ms. Lily is CPR and First Aid certified.

Ms. Ashley has been a part of our Goddard family since 2023. She is the assistant teacher in our Toddler classroom. Ms. Ashley went to Union County college and obtained her ESL certificate. She has experience working with children and obtained certificated about the foundations of Development, play, brain, etc... Ms. Ashley is CPR and AED trained. "Winning doesn't always mean being first. winning means you're doing better than you've done before" Bonnie Blair. Favorite Children Book: What I like About Me!" by Allia Zobel

Ms. Stefanie rejoined our Goddard family in 2023. She is our Lead Teacher in our Get Set classroom. Ms. Stefanie went to County College of Morris where she earned her Associates degree in Science with a major in Early Childhood Education.

Ms. Victoria joined the Goddard School in 2024. She is the Assistant Teacher in our Get Set classroom. Ms. Victoria is a certified behavior technician for children with Autism. She plans on going back to school to finish her degree in Speech Pathology in the never further. She enjoys spending time outside and reading. "The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away form you". B.B. Kind Favorite children's book: " Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss

Mayra joined the Goddard School in 2022. She is an Assistant Teacher in our Get Set classroom. Ms. Mayra loves working with children and has many years experience. "The Best way to make children good is to make them happy" Oscar Wilde. Ms. Mayra's favorite children's book is: Five Little Monkeys by Christelow Eileen.

Ms. Emily joined our Goddard family in 2023. She is the Lead Teacher in our Preschool 1 classroom. Ms. Emily attended centenary University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Film. She enjoys reading and hanging out with her friends.

Ms. Melissa has been part of our Goddard School family since 2018. She is our Lead Teacher in our Preschool room. Ms. Melissa attended William Patterson University and obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. Ms. Melissa is CPR and first aid certified. "Being happy never goes out of style"-Lily Pulitzer. Favorite children's book: The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

Ms. Cindy has been part of our Goddard School family since 2012. She has experience in our Get Set room and is currently our Preschool 2 Assistant Teacher. Ms. Cindy holds her Child Development Associates Certificate (CDA) specializing in Preschool ages 3 to 5. She is CPR and first aid certified. "Fame is a vapor, popularity on accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing edures..and that is character"- Horace Greeley. Favorite Children's book: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle.

Ms. Jessica joined our Goddard School family since 2021. She is our Resource Teacher in our Pre-Kindergarten classroom. Ms. Jessica attended Montclair State University and obtained her Bachelor's degree in Family and Child Studies. She also has a certificate from Montclair State University in Family and Child Studies. "Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important. Capture the good times, develop from negatives, and if things don't work out, just take another shot"- unknown. Favorite Book: The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks.

Ms. Laura has been a part of our Goddard family since 2023.She graduated from William Paterson University with a BA in Liberal Studies. Before coming to Goddard she worked as a paraprofessional for 12 years. She has lots of experience working with children and enjoys every minute of it. "You're Braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you think". Walt Disney.

Ms. Mahua joined our team in 2020. Mahua is a Pre-K teacher. Mahua has a Bachelor's Degree in Science from Calcutta University in India. She is First Aid and CPR certified. "Never stop learning; For when we stop learning, we stop growing"-Unknown. Favorite children's book" Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.

Ms. Danielle joined the Goddard School in 2020. She is the Assistant Teacher in our Toddler classroom. Ms. Danielle took Early Childhood Education classes at County College of Morris. In her spare time she loves listening to country music, watching scary movies, and spending lots of time with her family. "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney. Favorite children's book: "Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister

Zoe joined The Goddard School family in 2024. She is our after school floater. She enjoys cooking and baking when she has free time. Favorite Children's Book : "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes