Licensed child care center · public record
The Goddard School
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
8 state inspections, last 2 years
14 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
October 22, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 6, 2013
- Capacity
- 172 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1499142
Where
1720 Crescent Plaza Dr
Houston, TX 77077
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “During the follow up, the caregiver was asked to provide the ages of the children in the classroom but was unable to do so.” |
| February 10, 2026 | High | 746.201(11) - AP Ensure total number of children both at & away from center within capacity State’s note: “The infant capacity is 20. There were 21 infants present during the inspection.” |
| February 10, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “When asked the caregiver the age of the children in the classroom, the caregiver was unable to state the ages of the children being cared for.” |
| December 5, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The last fire inspection was conducted on 11/7/23.” |
| July 19, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One out of five caregivers were missing the 24 hours of annual training. The operation failed to have training in by the requested original deadline of 6/6/24.” |
| May 23, 2024 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “I observed one expired emergency medication during the inspection. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection by removing the medication and calling the parent.” |
| May 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training State’s note: “One out of five caregivers was missing the 24 hours of annual training.” |
| November 2, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Last fire inspection was conducted 10/26/22.” |
| September 21, 2023 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “Observed mats not properly labeled in two classrooms. Note: This was corrected during inspection with a number chart generated.” |
| July 13, 2023 | High | 746.1205(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: “A child in care was placed in the restroom for naptime which left the child unsupervised.” |
| July 13, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Poor judgement was used by a caregiver when a child in care was placed in the restroom on the floor to take a nap.” |
| October 4, 2022 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “An infant was observed being placed on their stomach for sleep” |
| October 4, 2022 | High | 746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “2 infants 2 months and 5 months were observed to be sleeping in a baby bouncer and swing. One child was removed upon entering the classroom, the other infant was not removed until Licensing informed the caregiver the infant was sleep” |
| October 4, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2405(2) - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “A 5 month old infant was observed sleeping on the floor. NOTE: The infant was removed and placed in a crib” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 10, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- November 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 19, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- May 23, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- November 2, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 13, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected The Goddard School?
Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 22, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Goddard School have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 14: 7 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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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