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Licensed child care center · public record

Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch

Austin, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

9 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
August 28, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 15, 2026
Capacity
237 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1817708

Where

8749 Vertex Blvd.
Austin, TX 78747

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 3
  • Medium 3
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 11, 2026High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “The teacher did not have an iPad to properly conduct a name to face check. The teacher was not familiar with the children in care and had been relying on the children for help with names. There was no name to face check conducted, and a child was in the restroom when the class left the classroom for 5 minutes before another parent found him alone.”
August 7, 2026
July 11, 2026Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The incident report was signed by the director on 7/6/2026, by the caregiver on 7/10/2026, and not signed by the parent.”
August 7, 2026
July 7, 2026High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation did not conduct a annual fire inspection, the last inspection was June 2025.”
August 7, 2026
July 7, 2026Medium746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used
State’s note: “One child's inhaler was expired in June 2026 and one child's epi-pen expired May 2025.”
August 7, 2026
June 3, 2026Medium High746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
State’s note: “This investigation found that a child was served food they were allergic to.”
June 24, 2026
June 3, 2026Medium High746.305(a)(3) - AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization
State’s note: “This investigation found that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was hospitalized due to being given the food they are allergic to.”
June 24, 2026
June 3, 2026Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “This investigation found that the incident report was not signed or shared with parent until weeks after the incident.”
June 24, 2026
June 2, 2026High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that parents were not notified immediately about 2 children getting out of the playground and running to the parking lot alone.”
June 26, 2026
June 2, 2026Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver left her coworker out of ratio with a group of children while she went inside to get something.”
June 26, 2026
June 2, 2026High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “During a DFPS investigation, it was found that two toddlers were able to leave through the playground gate and run into the parking lot without adult supervision.”
June 26, 2026
December 29, 2025Low746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
State’s note: “Two caregivers did not have their affadaivits notorized.”
January 5, 2026

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch?

Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 28, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 4 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 1 low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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