The Goddard School of Pittsford (Bushnell's Basin)

We are new to Goddard this year and my 2 year old has had nothing but positive experiences. This was her first venture into a school environment. The teachers and staff are great. The school is clean and everyone is always very accommodating if she is having a rough day. We started part time and have only increased our time there and will continue to do so. You can tell they love her just as much as we do and that is priceless!

We have been at The Goddard School since both of our boys were babies. I can not say enough good things about the Owners, Teachers and Staff that run the facility. Once you find a good, trustworthy daycare, your life becomes much easier, and that is exactly what The Goddard School has done for us. My husband and I both work, so their hours of 7am-6pm provide flexibility for our schedules. They have a beautiful facility and an impressive educational curriculum. I continue to recommend The Goddard School to my friends.

Both of our kids have attended the Goddard School on Sully's Trail for many years and loved it. The teachers, directors and staff are truly exceptional and have taught our kids so much. They are also extremely caring and welcoming. We are also very pleased with the way Gary and Nan (the owners) have adapted during Covid to keep the kids safe. We are very happy with their care and couldn't recommend the Goddard School of Pittsford more.

Our Daughter has been a student at Goddard School since September. The staff and teachers have been absolutely amazing. She loves going to school everyday. She has made outstanding strides in her development and speech/vocabulary. We love that we are sent photos throughout the day so we can see what she is up to and watch her interact with her classmates.

Our kids have been at Goddard School since 2017 and we've had the most wonderful experience. Every classroom and teacher that our kids have been with have been amazing. The learning platform, teacher experience, cleanliness, management and ownership are truly one of a kind. I would recommend The Goddard School to anyone looking for childcare.

My daughter has been at Goddard School for almost a year now and has moved through two classrooms. I've been thrilled with both the educational aspects of their programming and the staff - they are so affectionate and caring. The space is always clean and I feel safe dropping her off there each morning. It might be a bit more expensive than some of the other options - but you get what you pay for. I think my children are worth it!
Editing my review to say: a couple more years have passed and we couldn't be happier at Goddard!

My preschool age son has been at Goddard for six months and is in his second classroom. He is excited to go to school every day, where he receives an enriching and diverse play-based education. The experienced teachers provide a holistic learning environment that help with emotional, physical, and academic development. I love seeing his pictures throughout the day and knowing what wonderful activities they’re up to.

We absolutely love the Pittsford Goddard School. The facility is impeccably clean, the curriculum is well designed for play and learn, and the teachers and staff love the children and go above and beyond. We are so grateful to this school and all who work there. The owners, teachers, staff and other families there truly feel like family.

Our son has gone to Goddard for 2.5 years and he absolutely loves it! His speech has developed so much. We also send our 5 month old twins as well. Everyone is so friendly and we TRUST the teachers and staff, they send picture updates throughout the day as well as a daily report! We love Goddard!!

Two of our children have gone to Goddard and we truly appreciate everything they do. This is more than a daycare, the children are learning new things everyday. The quality of teaching and care is the best we’ve experienced in the Rochester area.

Excellent school and daycare program in Pittsford! We spent the past 3 years there - very clean and professional staff , great academic program from infant to pre-k. My child always enjoyed going there and learning and playing with new things every week ! I would highly recommend!

Love this school. Caring, compassionate, competent teachers and staff. And great curriculum.

I want to preface this review with the fact that I’ve had two different experiences with this school once in 2015/2016 and then again 2023. My daughter attended back in 2015 and we had no complaints. We ended up moving from Rochester so pulled her out. But I’m her time there she learned so much and her teachers were great and Gary was so accommodating and welcoming. So much so that I raved to everyone how great the Goddard school was. Fast forward to 2023 we unexpectedly moved back to Rochester so I decided to put my son into the Goddard schools prek program so he would be prepared for kindergarten next year. Being that I knew the facility and my daughter thrived there I figured it would be a great choice for my son. Everything was going great up until they unexpectedly let go of my sons teacher. She was the only teacher that kept me in the loop as to what was going on with him during the day or anything they were working on with him. Once she left I stopped getting papers home of work they were doing, no more art work coming home really.. no more daily reports of how he was doing. Then I had a problem with another child in the class repeatedly putting their hands on my son. The teachers in the class only reported to me once what happened and it wasn’t until after Alejandro started telling me when I asked why he was crying. To me it felt like they were trying to hide what happened because I don’t understand why you wouldn’t come right to me to tell me what had happened. I brought the concern to Lisa in the office and she let me know they were aware of the child being “handsy”. But that she would speak with the classroom teachers to see what was going on and that I’d hear back from her about what she finds out. WEEKS ago by and I never heard back. The week before Christmas break came and I was called to pick up my son because he was crying and didn’t want to eat. It was inconvenient but whatever. I got him and asked why he was crying and he told me he fell on the playground and hit his nose. I’m unsure why this couldn’t be handled by the teachers or why I wasn’t told that’s why he was crying… but after that whole incident combined with everything else including the fact that half way through the year he still hasn’t been taught to write his name or how to spell it which are both needed for entering kindergarten I decided that I was better off sending him elsewhere or simply just keeping him home to make sure he was learning what was needed of him to enter kindergarten. I brought this up to Gary, and he apologized and said I’d hear from Lisa or Carrie in the office to find out what happened. That was December 29th.. by January 11th I never heard back and this included me coming in to the center to get Alejandro’s items on the 2nd. No one cared to ask, no one cared to try to rectify the situation.. Gary made excuses that they had a lot of illness going on or that they were dealing with “enrolled parent issues”.. which was kinda insulting considering we were enrolled when issues were brought up yet nothing was done about it. So why were my concerns never being addressed? To say I’m disappointed and displeased with our experience is an understatement. It’s irresponsible and a liability to knowingly allow a child to remain in a class to continuously put their hands on other students. I have two more kids that I would have sent here in the coming years but no longer can trust this facility and their faculty to do the right thing or to be trust worthy. Normally I wouldn’t sit and bash a business like this especially after the history, but I also find it important for other parents that are considering to send their kids here to know the potential problems they may encounter. Just seems that over the years the level of care and customer service with issues has declined. Which is unfortunate.