Sparta. The Goddard School in Sparta is proud to announce that they have received National Accreditation from Cognia (Formerly AdvancEd), which bridges school evaluations with student assessments. Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessments, and consulting to help schools drive improvement. “We are very excited to be nationally accredited. Cognia was able to energize our staff, build leadership, and guide us through a rigorous accreditation review,” said Jim Freda, owner of The Goddard School. “We are very excited to be able to accept Child Care Aware, which provides fee assistance to our nation’s military and Department of Defense families.”