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.
17 state inspections, last 2 years
35 deficiencies on the state’s summary
26 high or medium-high risk
July 8, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued January 15, 2016
- Capacity
- 243 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
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1574396
Where
9739 Wortham Blvd
Houston, TX 77065
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. Showing the newest 25 of 35.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Low | 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program State’s note: “One child's file does not have signed health statements.” |
| May 29, 2026 | Medium | 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “Two children do not have medical facility or physician information on their admission forms.” |
| February 23, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to support that staff did not demonstrate good judgment when arguing in front of a child in care.” |
| August 1, 2025 | Medium High | 746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup State’s note: “A child was observed to be sleeping with a bottle.” |
| June 25, 2025 | Medium | 746.1615 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to support that children, ages 18 months and older are combined for an hour during opening time.” |
| June 25, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgment by discussing children's behaviors in the classroom.” |
| February 24, 2025 | High | 746.1003(6) - Director Responsibilities - Substitutes Called When Needed State’s note: “The operation failed to call in substitute help to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain the day-to-day smooth functioning of the operation.” |
| January 6, 2025 | High | 746.2805(2) - Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training State’s note: “Caregivers were found to be withholding food and drink as a form of punishment.” |
| January 6, 2025 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation failed to report an incident that allegedly put a child at risk.” |
| January 6, 2025 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “It was found that the operation is using different forms of prohibited punishment for discipline.” |
| January 6, 2025 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation failed to share a copy of the incident reports with the children's parents within 48 hours” |
| November 1, 2024 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not self-report the incident.” |
| August 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The infant classroom was out of ratio. There were 5 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: An additional caregiver stepped into the room to assist. The first steps classroom was out of ratio. There were 7 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: Two children were transferred to a different classroom.” |
| August 6, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was date /3/2023” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “The proper diaper changing steps are not being followed at the operation.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.2509 - Toddler Daily Report State’s note: “The operation is not providing daily information to the parents.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs State’s note: “The operation does not follow the special request of the parents for the care of their children.” |
| July 24, 2024 | Medium | 746.2501(2) - Care Requirements for Toddlers -Same Caregiver Regularly State’s note: “The toddler classroom does not have the same caregiver on a consistent basis.” |
| May 23, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.” |
| April 30, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.” |
| April 30, 2024 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “A caregiver disciplined children by use of corporal punishment. A caregiver threatened to withhold active play, use of hand, and other objects to address discipline.” |
| February 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.” |
| February 5, 2024 | 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: “The proper level of supervision was not maintained. The caregivers were unaware of how the child incurred the injury.” |
| January 30, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement with the inappropriate joke of stating she bit a child in care.” |
| September 22, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt State’s note: “The proper diaper changing steps were not followed when a child's diaper was only changed once after being in care for over 8 hours.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 23, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 12, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 29, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 22, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 1, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 30, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected The Goddard School?
Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 8, 2026. 6 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 35: 15 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 8 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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