The Goddard School
A licensed child care center in Friendswood, Texas 77546
1650 Friendswood Lakes Blvd, Friendswood, Texas 77546. (281) 992-2400.
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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 Galveston County: 5
- 3 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 127 child care providers in Galveston County had 5.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 31, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Aug 20, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Dec 19, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual, at the report to the state on Dec 19, 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 Aug 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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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.
Aug 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“At time of inspection, Fire Inspection had not been conducted since 8/4/2025.”
Jan 21, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
Dec 19, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 13, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Three staff members have not received an eligibility notification and have direct access to children.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“Two spots in the toddler room have paint chipping.”
Sep 21, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policy does not contain a promotion of physical activity section.”
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Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
“One staff records did not contain proof of education.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 24, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 18, 2008.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 162 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.
- 7 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 127 child care providers in Galveston County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Goddard School This child care provider | 4 |
| For Children Only Day School | 4 |
| Bushi Ban International | 5 |
| Life Time Kids Camp | 17 |
| Kandiland Day School - Friendswood | 5 |
| Spanish Schoolhouse, LLC | 5 |
| Kid City USA Friendswood | 11 |
| Riverstone Montessori | 1 |
| Peak Potential Early Education Center | 0 |
| Friendswood Childrens House | 3 |
| Friendswood Christian School | 8 |
| Tiny Treasures Early Childhood Program | 0 |
| Primrose School of Friendswood | 0 |
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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