The Goddard School is the Highest-Ranking Childcare and Early Childhood Education Provider in the 2024 Franchise Times Top 400

The Goddard School, the nation’s leading premium early childhood education provider, has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s top franchises by Franchise Times. The Goddard School has been included in the Franchise Times Top 400, an annual ranking of the largest U.S.-based franchise systems by global systemwide sales, every year since 2002. The Goddard School is ranked #63 in 2024—up from #70 last year—and is the highest-ranking childcare and early childhood education provider.

“Our mission at Goddard is to make the world a better place through early childhood education,” said Dennis R. Maple, chairman and CEO of Goddard Systems, LLC, the manager of The Goddard School franchise system. “Our franchisees and their teams steadfastly support this mission by caring for and educating nearly 100,000 children at more than 630 Goddard Schools. As the need for childcare and early childhood education accelerates across the country, our system will continue to expand, creating even more opportunities for entrepreneurs to support their communities by opening Goddard Schools.”

For 36 years, Goddard’s proven franchise model has supported its franchisees with best-in-class operating standards, marketing and training, innovative educational programming and more. The Goddard School recently introduced its exclusive inquiry-based education program, Wonder of Learning™, which embraces how children learn best—through their innate curiosity—because research confirms that when wonder leads, learning follows.

A true point of difference for Goddard and its franchisees, Wonder of Learning features a cutting-edge curriculum, a built-in assessment of academic and social-emotional progress, family communication via a proprietary app and resources, training and support for faculty. The curriculum focuses on building age-appropriate academic, social and emotional skills through curiosity, collaboration, investigation and discovery that drive interest and develop confidence. Wonder of Learning incorporates STEAM enrichment activities, including yoga, art, music and outdoor play that embed concepts such as community, design thinking, communication and critical thinking, which support children today and in the future.

In addition to being recognized by Franchise Times, The Goddard School is included in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 (#68 in 2024) and was inducted into the Franchise 500 Hall of Fame in recognition of inclusion on the list for 26 consecutive years. Additionally, The Goddard School is featured in Franchise Business Review’s 2024 Top 200 Franchises and was recognized as a Most Profitable Franchise and Top Franchise for Women. Goddard also received the 2024 TopScore FUND Award from FRANData, earning the accolade for the second year in a row.  

For more information about The Goddard School, please visit GoddardSchool.com, and to learn about franchise opportunities, go to GoddardSchoolFranchise.com.