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The Goddard School

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77065

9739 Wortham Blvd, Houston, Texas 77065. (281) 949-8827.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 24 deficiencies in 13 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels
Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

24 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

38 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 8, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Feb 23, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jun 25, 2025

Rated High by Texas: Director Responsibilities - Substitutes Called When Needed, at the inspection on Feb 24, 2025

8 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

24 deficiencies in 13 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

24 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

May 29, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “Two children do not have medical facility or physician information on their admission forms.”

    Rule 746.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 1, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2026.

  • Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program

    “One child’s file does not have signed health statements.”

    Rule 746.611(a)(1). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 4, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 4, 2026.

Feb 23, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “There is sufficient evidence to support that staff did not demonstrate good judgment when arguing in front of a child in care.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 18, 2026.

Aug 1, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

    “A child was observed to be sleeping with a bottle.”

    Rule 746.2419(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 8, 2025.

Jun 25, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgment by discussing children’s behaviors in the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 29, 2025.

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing

    “There is sufficient evidence to support that children, ages 18 months and older are combined for an hour during opening time.”

    Rule 746.1615. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 29, 2025.

Feb 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Director Responsibilities - Substitutes Called When Needed

    “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.”

    Rule 746.1003(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 24, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2025.

Jan 6, 2025: report to the state4 deficiencies

  • Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

    “It was found that the operation is using different forms of prohibited punishment for discipline.”

    Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2025.

  • Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training

    “Caregivers were found to be withholding food and drink as a form of punishment.”

    Rule 746.2805(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2025.

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “The operation failed to report an incident that allegedly put a child at risk.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2025.

  • Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

    “The operation failed to share a copy of the incident reports with the children’s parents within 48 hours”

    Rule 746.701(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2025. Correction verified: Mar 10, 2025.

Nov 1, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “The operation did not self-report the incident.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 12, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 3, 2025.

Aug 23, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “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.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 27, 2024.

Aug 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was date /3/2023”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 6, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 19, 2024.

Jul 24, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies

  • Provide care consistent with child’s habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs

    “The operation does not follow the special request of the parents for the care of their children.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.

  • Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

    “The proper diaper changing steps are not being followed at the operation.”

    Rule 746.3501(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.

  • Care Requirements for Toddlers -Same Caregiver Regularly

    “The toddler classroom does not have the same caregiver on a consistent basis.”

    Rule 746.2501(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.

  • Toddler Daily Report

    “The operation is not providing daily information to the parents.”

    Rule 746.2509. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 20, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 1, 2024.

May 23, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 21, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 23, 2024.

Apr 30, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 12, 2024.

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 12, 2024.

Feb 5, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “The proper level of supervision was not maintained. The caregivers were unaware of how the child incurred the injury.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 4, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.

  • Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

    “The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.”

    Rule 746.307(c). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 4, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 26, 2024.

Jan 30, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement with the inappropriate joke of stating she bit a child in care.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 25, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 2, 2024.

11 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 22, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

    “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.”

    Rule 746.3501(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 20, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 20, 2023.

Sep 19, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

    “During the review of children records 2 out of the10 records evaluated was found to be missing the food allergy emergency plans.”

    Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 25, 2023.

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “During the review of children’s records 3 out of the 10 records evaluated was found to be missing required information for the emergency contact person.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2023.

Feb 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “During the walkthrough I obseved 1 caregiver caring for 12 children with a SAG of 2 years. The cargiver was over ratio by 1. This was corrected when the director divided the children into two classrooms.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 10, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2023.

Feb 7, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

    “Caregiver is completing janitorial duties in the bathrooms during naptime and while counted in ratio. Caregiver failing to intervene to stop and prevent inappropriate child to child touching.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 8, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 14, 2023.

Feb 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For

    “During the walkthrough a caregiver stated they were caring for 12 children, I counted 14 children in the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1203(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 3, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 10, 2023.

Oct 3, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    “During review of Fire Safety the operation was found to not have a current fire inspection as required by minumum standards.”

    Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 17, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 10, 2022.

  • Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

    “During revview of the centers operational policies, the policies were found to not have included promotion of physical activities.”

    Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 17, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2022.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “Although the operation conducted a fire drill for the month of September there was no documentation. This was corrected when the director completed the documention.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2022.

Aug 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency

  • Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

    “During the walkthrough I observed a 6 month old asleep in a restrictive device for approximately 15 minutes. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child and placed the child in the crib.”

    Rule 746.2426. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 19, 2022. Correction verified: Aug 29, 2022.

Aug 18, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 15, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2022.

All 60 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 8, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jul 1, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 29, 2026Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Mar 18, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 23, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 23, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 6, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 18, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Sep 12, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 29, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 29, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 22, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 1, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 30, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 25, 2025Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Jun 6, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 4, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
May 29, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 22, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Feb 24, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 6, 2025Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Nov 18, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 15, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 1, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 22, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Oct 19, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 1, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 27, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 23, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Aug 6, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jul 24, 2024Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Jul 23, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jul 12, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jun 20, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 24, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 23, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
May 13, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 30, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Apr 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 2, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 16, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 5, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Jan 30, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 3, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 22, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Sep 19, 2023Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Mar 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 23, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Feb 10, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 7, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 3, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 30, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Oct 3, 2022Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Aug 29, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Aug 19, 2022Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 18, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 15, 2016.
  • Its permit has conditions.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 243 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 22 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 24.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 2,139 in Harris County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Foundry Methodist Preschool3
Christ the Redeemer Genesis Early Childhood Program0
The Goddard School This child care provider24
Primrose School at Crossroads Park1
Montessori Preschool at North Cypress4
Kinder College II5
Happy Days Cypress7
Teresa Le3
Incredible Kidz Daycare & Learning Center8
Childtime Learning Centers12
Yen VI Vo4
Kool Kids Krayola Academy22

What the record doesn’t say

  • Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
  • Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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