Goddard School Names 2026 Circle of Excellence Franchise Honorees
The early childhood education franchisor licenses more than 690 schools serving nearly 100,000 children in 37 states and Washington, D.C.
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The Goddard School said on Oct. 7, 2026, that it had named the franchise locations selected for its 2026 Circle of Excellence and President's Club, two internal awards that rank the chain's strongest-performing schools.
The company said locations qualify for the Circle of Excellence by meeting criteria tied to operating results, educational quality and the experience provided to families. The President's Club is reserved for schools that have won the first award in two or more years in a row.
"We are proud to celebrate the franchisees whose leadership continues to have a lasting impact on the students, families and communities they serve," said Darin Harris, chief executive of Goddard Systems, LLC, which manages the franchise system.
Goddard Systems was established in 1988 and is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. It licenses more than 690 Goddard School franchises serving almost 100,000 children from six weeks to six years old across 37 states and Washington, D.C.
The brand ranked 68th on Entrepreneur's 2026 Franchise 500 and 57th on the Franchise Times 2026 Top 400 list of franchise systems by worldwide sales, and appears on Franchise Business Review's 2026 Top 200 list, which is based on surveys of franchise owners, according to the announcement distributed by the International Franchise Association.
This story was first reported by International Franchise Association.
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