Goddard School of Northlake
A licensed child care center in Argyle, Texas 76226
7851 Cleveland Gibbs Rd, Argyle, Texas 76226. (940) 489-8585.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Denton County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 6, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Jan 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans, at the inspection on Jan 15, 2025
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 Mar 7, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Jan 6, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation’s last fire inspection was 11/13/2024.”
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Documentation of Drills
“The operation does not have fire drills documented for November 2025 or December 2025.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
“The operation’s policy is missing 2023 update requirements and a their emergency preparedness plan.”
Mar 7, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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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 was left unattended on the playground for approximately 29 seconds.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 25, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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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
“During the investigation it was determined that a child was left unsupervised on the playground.”
Feb 15, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s Records Maintained
“Ten children’s files were observed at the inspection and missing the following; -Four children’s files were missing updated immunizations.”
Nov 18, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“A child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately one minute.”
Feb 14, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not use good judgment by not redirecting a child that was playing on an ADA handrail resulting in an injury that required medical attention.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 25, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 24, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 205 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 490 child care providers in Denton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Argyle Fine Arts Preschool | 2 |
| Primrose School of Lantana | 3 |
| Alphabest @ Lance Thompson - Northwest | 28 |
| Goddard School of Northlake This child care provider | 4 |
| Bckb Christian Child Care and Schoolers Academy | 15 |
| North Star Academy | 24 |
| The Hive- Northlake LLC | 12 |
| Kiddie Academy of Northlake | 62 |
| Guidance Preparatory Academy | 28 |
| Rachel Owens | Not given |
| Argyle Christian Academy | 2 |
| Geetha Srirangapuri | 13 |
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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