The Goddard School
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1574396, issued January 15, 2016.
- Address
- 9739 Wortham Blvd, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (281) 949-8827
- Licensed capacity
- 243 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- goddardschool.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since April 27, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 21, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,130 standards at The Goddard School between August 18, 2022 and July 1, 2026 and recorded 35 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 234 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 225 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 313 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 3 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,024 of those standards. The remaining 106, including 30 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What The Goddard School says about itself
Discover exceptional early childhood education at The Goddard School. Quality daycare, preschool and education programs focused on your child's development.
Quoted from goddardschool.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 60 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 8, 2026, and 35 citations.
2 of those visits began with The Goddard School reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 15High
- 11Medium High
- 8Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 35. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Low May 29, 2026 Correction verified June 4, 2026
746.611(a)(1): Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
One child's file does not have signed health statements.
- Medium May 29, 2026 Correction verified June 2, 2026
746.605(10): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Two children do not have medical facility or physician information on their admission forms.
- High February 23, 2026 Correction verified March 18, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
There is sufficient evidence to support that staff did not demonstrate good judgment when arguing in front of a child in care.
- Medium High August 1, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2419(7): Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
A child was observed to be sleeping with a bottle.
- High June 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgment by discussing children's behaviors in the classroom.
- Medium June 25, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025
746.1615: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
There is sufficient evidence to support that children, ages 18 months and older are combined for an hour during opening time.
- High February 24, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.1003(6): Director Responsibilities - Substitutes Called When Needed
The operation failed to call in substitute help to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain the day-to-day smooth functioning of the operation.
- Medium January 6, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to share a copy of the incident reports with the children's parents within 48 hours
- High January 6, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.2805(2): Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
Caregivers were found to be withholding food and drink as a form of punishment.
- High January 6, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to report an incident that allegedly put a child at risk.
- High January 6, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
It was found that the operation is using different forms of prohibited punishment for discipline.
- High November 1, 2024 Correction verified January 3, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
The operation did not self-report the incident.
- Medium High August 23, 2024 Correction verified August 27, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The infant classroom was out of ratio. There were 5 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: An additional caregiver stepped into the room to assist. The first steps classroom was out of ratio. There were 7 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: Two children were transferred to a different classroom.
- High August 6, 2024 Correction verified September 19, 2024
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was date /3/2023
- Medium July 24, 2024 Correction verified October 1, 2024
746.2509: Toddler Daily Report
The operation is not providing daily information to the parents.
- Medium High July 24, 2024 Correction verified October 1, 2024
746.1203(4): Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
The operation does not follow the special request of the parents for the care of their children.
- Medium High July 24, 2024 Correction verified October 1, 2024
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
The proper diaper changing steps are not being followed at the operation.
- Medium July 24, 2024 Correction verified October 1, 2024
746.2501(2): Care Requirements for Toddlers -Same Caregiver Regularly
The toddler classroom does not have the same caregiver on a consistent basis.
- Medium High May 23, 2024 Correction verified July 23, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.
- High April 30, 2024 Correction verified July 12, 2024
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
A caregiver disciplined children by use of corporal punishment. A caregiver threatened to withhold active play, use of hand, and other objects to address discipline.
- Medium High April 30, 2024 Correction verified July 12, 2024
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.
- High February 5, 2024 Correction verified April 26, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The proper level of supervision was not maintained. The caregivers were unaware of how the child incurred the injury.
- Medium February 5, 2024 Correction verified April 26, 2024
746.307(c): Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.
- High January 30, 2024 Correction verified April 2, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement with the inappropriate joke of stating she bit a child in care.
- Medium High September 22, 2023 Correction verified November 20, 2023
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
The proper diaper changing steps were not followed when a child's diaper was only changed once after being in care for over 8 hours.
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About this record
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