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The Goddard School of Fort Worth

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

10 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
May 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 13, 2022
Capacity
194 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
1724731

Where

8600 Currency Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76131

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 10
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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
February 3, 2026High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found that a caregiver raised their hand in a threatening manner to a child, as if they were going to slap them”
March 5, 2026
February 3, 2026High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found a caregiver raised their voice in the classroom as a response to children's behavior.”
March 5, 2026
February 3, 2026Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found that the operation did not create or provide an incident report for situation that placed a child at risk of harm when a caregiver inappropriately disciplined them.”
March 5, 2026
February 3, 2026High746.307(a) - Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. It was found that an incident with inappropriate discipline occurred between a staff member and a child in care and the operation administration did not provide information regarding the incident to the parent.”
March 5, 2026
August 21, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “2 of the infant feeding forms reviewed had not been updated in the last 30 days.”
August 28, 2025
May 2, 2025High746.1205(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 caregivers were not able to ensure a child's well-being by being aware of each child's ongoing actions in the restroom.”
May 30, 2025
May 2, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not immediately notify parents of an incident allegation that may have placed their child at risk.”
May 30, 2025
January 24, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “It was determined that the operation exceeded child caregiver ratio.”
February 18, 2025
October 10, 2024High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “Children were transported without emergency medical authorization forms on bus.”
October 11, 2024
August 22, 2022High746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
State’s note: “An infant was on a swing for more than 15 minutes, until the infant fall asleep.”
August 22, 2022
August 22, 2022High746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “It was obseved a four months old infant sleeping on a swing.”
August 22, 2022
April 19, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver did nor demonstrated competency while performing her duties. A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a result a child was left in a room unsupervised.”
April 26, 2022
April 19, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a result a child was left in a room unsupervised.”
April 26, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected The Goddard School of Fort Worth?

Texas HHSC's file lists 10 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 22, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does The Goddard School of Fort Worth have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 10 high-risk, 1 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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