Our Teachers

Welcome to The Goddard School located in Grand Rapids! I am proud to be the on-site owner and love being a part of The Goddard School Family. I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. My goal is to provide the highest quality education and care in a warm loving and safe environment where every child feels valued. I opened the school in 2008 to be a part of a business that positively affected the development of happy and confident young children. My husband and I have learned from our own four children how greatly important quality Early Childhood is to their foundations as they experience later years in school and life.

Cheryl’s commitment is to provide families with a safe and secure environment in which your child will learn and grow throughout their early years of education. Degreed in Early Childhood Education from Northern Michigan University, Cheryl uses her expertise to work collaboratively with the teachers to provide a well balanced fun educational experience for all children that attend The Goddard School, Grand Rapids. Cheryl’s vision of The Goddard School is to provide a well balanced fun educational experience for all of the children.

Sherri has been an important asset to The Goddard School, Grand Rapids since nearly opening. Her bubbly personality, love for children, and creative energy not only assists in running the school, but helps make the school a superior experience for children and families.

Degreed in Early Childhood Education and English, Jessica’s number one goal as the Lead Junior-Kindergarten teacher is to build relationships with the children and families. She believes that once the children and families build a bond and trust her, the children are then excited to come to school to learn. With her creative energy and enthusiasm, Jessica loves to get messy in creative art and share her love for children’s literature with her Junior-Kindergarteners.

Pursuing her degree in Elementary Education from GVSU, Corrine loves singing songs and reading interactive stories with children. Corrine believes that providing a safe environment is the most important thing in the classroom, so the children are able to relax and have fun learning and playing.

Cheryl is a mother to three grown children, and a grandmother to ten young children, who are the loves of her life that keep her very busy. Cheryl earned her degree from Maryville University and has been part of The Goddard School since opening in 2008. She loves working in the Infant classroom because it’s a nurturing and loving environment.

Dianne earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Cornerstone University, along with her degree in Child Development from Grand Rapids Community College. She brings over twenty-five years of experience in the field of Education. Some of Dianne’s favorite things to do with children include reading stories, singing songs and just getting on the floor to play with them!