The Goddard School
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78738
301 Medical Pkwy, Austin, Texas 78738. (512) 643-1222.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 4, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Mar 26, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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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.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The feeding instructions for the infants under 12 months old were only available from November.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Children immunization records were reviewed for the HASA, 3 of the 10 records were not up to date.”
Mar 26, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“Three caregivers did not know the number of children they were responsible for.”
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment -Provides Sufficient Walking and Work Space
“Four children naptime cots were placed in a way that did not provide adequate spacing for children or caregivers to walk.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
“The operation’s morning and afternoon snacks do not meet the USDA nutritional guidelines.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“1 caregiver did not have a CPR or First aid certification on file.”
May 23, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
“Based on the information obtained, it was determined that a caregiver inappriately discpline a child in care. Note: This was corrected when the operation terminated the caregiver and made a report with the abuse and neglect hotline.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 17, 2016.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 202 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 624 child care providers in Travis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| International School of Texas | 8 |
| Lupine Lane | 0 |
| Lake Travis Isd Child Development Center at Lpe | 2 |
| Primrose School of Bee Cave | 3 |
| The Goddard School This child care provider | 5 |
| My Time Kids Gym | 0 |
| The Prep School of Bee Cave | 13 |
| Learn and Laugh Preschool | 37 |
| Hill Country Indoor, LP | 0 |
| Kiddie Academy of Bee Cave | 3 |
| Kla Schools of Sweetwater | 6 |
| Illuminate Montessori at Bee Cave | 4 |
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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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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