The Goddard School
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78739
12101 Archeleta Blvd Unit 1, Austin, Texas 78739. (512) 746-8700.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 9, 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 May 15, 2026
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 Apr 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 13, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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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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.
Jun 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have an updated sanitation form. The last inspection was conducted on 02/21/2025.”
May 15, 2026: 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
“This investigation found that a child was left inside a classroom during a transition.”
Apr 9, 2026: report to the state2 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
“This investigation found that a child was left outside unattended.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Signed
“This investigation found that an incident report was not provided to parents.”
Aug 13, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“Two caregivers did not have the full training hours for the last training year. They each had 13.5 training hours.”
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Required Personnel Records - Photo Identification
“One employee record was missing a driver’s license or photo identification. This was corrected at inspection when a copy of the driver’s license was made.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Two employees were missing a notarized affidavit in their personnel file.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Seven of the records reviewed had missing pre-employment affidavits.”
Jul 22, 2025: 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
“This investigation found that a child was left on a playground.”
Oct 14, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“An injury requiring medical treatment was not reported to Child Care Regulation was not reported within 48 hours.”
Nov 28, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
“There is no suspension/expulsion policy in the operation’s Policies.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“Fire extinguishers have not been checked monthly at all this school year.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Nap mats were not labelled with children’s names or a number in any of the classrooms in which they are used.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Jan 7, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation does not have a current sanitation inspection.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 28, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 200 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.
- 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 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSA).
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 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kiker Crew | 0 |
| Cadets Childcare Inc. DBA Clubhouse Cadets @ Kiker Elementary | 0 |
| Cadets Childcare Inc. DBA Clubhouse Cadets @ Baldwin | 0 |
| Circle C Child Development Center | 1 |
| The Goddard School This child care provider | 14 |
| Bear Creek Crew | 0 |
| Clayton Crew | 0 |
| Baldwin Crew | 0 |
| Gethsemane Lutheran Childrens | 9 |
| St Marks Episcopal Day School | 9 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Day School | 11 |
| Wesley School | 21 |
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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