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The Goddard School of Fort Worth

A licensed child care center in Fort Worth, Texas 76131

8600 Currency Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76131. (817) 918-9930.

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The short answer

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

The last 24 months 9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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?

9 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.

25 inspections on record. The latest, on May 22, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Feb 3, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Feb 3, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation, at the report to the state on Feb 3, 2026

3 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

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

9 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.

Feb 3, 2026: report to the state4 deficiencies

  • Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

    “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found that a caregiver raised their hand in a threatening manner to a child, as if they were going to slap them”

    Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 17, 2026.

  • Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

    “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found a caregiver raised their voice in the classroom as a response to children’s behavior.”

    Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 17, 2026.

  • Parental Communication - Notify Immediately about Allegation of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation

    “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. It was found that an incident with inappropriate discipline occurred between a staff member and a child in care and the operation administration did not provide information regarding the incident to the parent.”

    Rule 746.307(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 17, 2026.

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

    “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Based on information provided in the investigation, it was found that the operation did not create or provide an incident report for situation that placed a child at risk of harm when a caregiver inappropriately disciplined them.”

    Rule 746.701(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 17, 2026.

Aug 21, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “2 of the infant feeding forms reviewed had not been updated in the last 30 days.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 28, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 28, 2025.

May 2, 2025: 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 caregivers were not able to ensure a child’s well-being by being aware of each child’s ongoing actions in the restroom.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

  • Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

    “The operation did not immediately notify parents of an incident allegation that may have placed their child at risk.”

    Rule 746.307(b)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

Jan 24, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “It was determined that the operation exceeded child caregiver ratio.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 24, 2025.

Oct 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

    “Children were transported without emergency medical authorization forms on bus.”

    Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 11, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2024.

4 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 22, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

    “An infant was on a swing for more than 15 minutes, until the infant fall asleep.”

    Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 22, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

  • Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

    “It was obseved a four months old infant sleeping on a swing.”

    Rule 746.2426. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 22, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 8, 2022.

Apr 19, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies

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

    “A caregiver did nor demonstrated competency while performing her duties. A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a result a child was left in a room unsupervised.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 26, 2022. Correction verified: May 4, 2022.

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children

    “A caregiver did not follow procedures during transitions, the caregiver did not count all children after taking the children outside, as a result a child was left in a room unsupervised.”

    Rule 746.1203(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 26, 2022. Correction verified: May 4, 2022.

All 36 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 22, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 18, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 15, 2026InspectionNo violation found
May 11, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 17, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 24, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 20, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 3, 2026Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Sep 23, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 21, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jun 5, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 5, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 2, 2025Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Feb 24, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Feb 6, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jan 24, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Oct 10, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 1, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Nov 28, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 14, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 12, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 27, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 26, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 5, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Sep 8, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Aug 22, 2022Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Aug 18, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Jul 8, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 14, 2022InspectionNo violation found
May 9, 2022InspectionNo violation found
May 4, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 20, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Apr 19, 2022Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Dec 14, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Dec 10, 2021Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 12, 2021InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 13, 2022.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 194 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.
  • 11 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: 2-Star (the first 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 920 child care providers in Tarrant County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 9.
Source:

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

11 of the 920 in Tarrant County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Little America Daycare18
Alphabest @ Nance Elementary - Northwest14
Mary Ann’s Childcare0
Primrose School of NW Fort Worth9
Timathea Griffith9
The Goddard School of Fort Worth This child care provider9
Northwest YMCA Copper Creek Elementary5
Alphabest @ Berkshire- Northwest10
YMCA Gililland Elementary6
Margie Davis16
YMCA Hatley Elementary13
Arica BusbyNot given

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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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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