The Goddard School
A licensed child care center in Katy, Texas 77494
27528 Westridge Creek Lane, Katy, Texas 77494. (281) 392-1133.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Fort Bend County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County had 4.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 24, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Jul 15, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jul 15, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jul 23, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 15, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child in care was left unattended on the playground.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“A child was left unattended on the playground on 07/10/2026. The operation did not notify licensing within the required forty-eight hours. Licensing was notified by an anonymous report on 07/15/2026.”
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Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not provide or complete the incident/illness report for a child that was left unattended on the playground to licensing during the inspection.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“The incident occurred on 07/10/2026. The Incident/Illness report was not shared with the parents within the required forty-eight hours. The incident/illness report was not provided to the parents and not signed by the parents until 07/24/2026.”
Jun 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“Caregiver was observed to be using their cell phone during nap time while supervising children during nap time.”
Jul 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“A 1 year old child was observed walking around the classroom with a container of diaper cream.”
Jun 28, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“A cabinet inside the infant room was observed to be unlocked with cleaning chemicals inside. ** The cabinet door was locked during the inspection. **”
Jan 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The last annual fire inspection was conducted 6/6/2022.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 1, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Preschool 1 classroom had 16 three year old children and only 1 caregiver. The limit is 15 children. The second caregiver came in class approximately 5 minutes later, then a third caregiver came in 2 minutes later.”
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Exemptions for Immunization Requirements Must Meet Criteria Specified by DSHS
“One child does not have proper documentation on file for immunization exemption record.”
Jan 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“A caregiver has been employed over 90 days and is missing 4 hours of preservice training.”
Jul 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The child safety alarm was not functioning as intended by the manufacturer at inspection for one bus.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation Training
“Transportation training was last completed August 2019 by the director.”
Jun 21, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregivers failed to assess a child’s head for injury following a fall; an injury was sustained requiring medical treatment.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“CPR training provided for review for two staff was obtained through an online source that does not allow for practice on a manikin.”
Apr 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“A fire inspection was last completed on 11.17.20.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“A health inspection was last completed on 04.05.21.”
Apr 25, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“A five year old child was left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 20 minutes.”
Oct 19, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Based on the information obtained a child was left unsupervised on the playground for about 5 minutes.”
All 27 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 25, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 207 children.
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.
- 6 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 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 477 child care providers in Fort Bend County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Goddard School This child care provider | 8 |
| Primrose School of West Cinco Ranch | 4 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Shafer Elementary | 0 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Wolman Elementary | 1 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Wilson Elementary | 1 |
| Life Time Fitness Camp | 3 |
| Katy’s Early Childhood Enrichment Center | 7 |
| Ivy Kids Early Learning Center - Cinco Ranch | 3 |
| British Private Prep School at Firethorne | 7 |
| Bob Hosack | 5 |
| YMCA Afterschool @ Davidson Elementary | 0 |
| First Step Holdings Inc. DBA Discovery Schoolhouse | 5 |
| Safari Kids Learning Center | 18 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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