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The Goddard School of Livingston

5.0 (4 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 6:30 pm

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I sent my two daughters to this school. They were in pre-school 2 and 3. The first thing that…read moremade me feel something was wrong was the abnormally high teacher turnover (7 different teachers in less than a year). Granted this was during COVID but none of the other schools had such a high turnover. It was also messy, disorganized and their communication was horrible. I think could have lived with all that. However, my 3 year old came home with a black eye one day. She told me that "Ms Yin Li kicked her in the face with her foot because she was angry that she would not fall asleep during nap time". When I called the school the next day to ask what happened, the principal, owner and other staff, tried to give me 100 theories as to what could have happened to her (she must have bumped herself against the cot, she probably hit herself against the bench because kids fight for the red bench, it happened outside of school, etc) instead of focusing on what my child was saying. I tried to have the school press charges against Yin Li, but she had already also resigned and they told me it was "too late" (maybe 5 weeks had passed since the incident) so I decided to file a complaint with the state (which came back inconclusive but at least I reported and recorded the incident). Please don't send your kids to this place, there are other much better schools in the area. I met up with one of the parents a few weeks ago and about 80% of the kids moved on to other schools as well. My name is May Hou, and everything in this message is true.

My son has been going to the Livingston location now for two years, and he definitely loves it. We…read moreare in PreK-3 now, he loves the teachers and his new friends. The teachers are extremely nurturing and attentive to the children. I have nothing but great things to say to others when people ask me about that school. We will definitely keep him in this school till he is ready for public.

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This place is a gem. I have been privileged to be a member here for three months, and I have to…read moresay, I can't decide if I am more excited about the climbs or about the people who are so passionate about climbing. The climbs are frequently updated and there is enough variety for every difficulty level. Both I, my friends, and my seven year old have a plethora of top rope climbs and bouldering to chose from. The staff are absolutely invested in ensuring that we make the most of our experience. Outstanding does not being to tell it all.

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