The Goddard School of Forney
Licensed Center in Heartland, Texas. License #1708072, issued January 19, 2021.
- Address
- 4080 Abbey Rd, Heartland, TX 75126
- Phone
- (972) 430-8885
- Licensed capacity
- 196 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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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 June 1, 2026. From the state's provider report of June 15, 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 3,698 standards at The Goddard School of Forney between January 27, 2022 and August 13, 2026 and recorded 25 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 | 3 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,625 of those standards. The remaining 73, including 22 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 of Forney 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. We found this site at the domain of the email address Texas HHSC holds for this program rather than from a website on file, so it may belong to a church, district or company that runs it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 40 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 2, 2026, and 25 citations.
3 of those visits began with The Goddard School of Forney 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.
- 9High
- 13Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 25. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 7, 2026 Correction verified August 21, 2026
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
Three children did not have feeding instructions.
- Medium High March 10, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.3407(10): Center Heated, Lighted and Ventilated Properly
The operation did not maintain a well-ventilated environment due to ongoing air conditioning issues.
- Medium High March 10, 2026 Correction verified April 14, 2026
746.3701(3): Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
During the March 12th inspection, a portable air conditioner unit and fans were observed being used with no safeguards and without being mounted. Some of the fans were not in use during the inspection. These items were removed during the inspection.
- Medium High November 13, 2025 Correction verified December 2, 2025
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
9 of the 10 staff files reviewed had CPR/ Frist Aid training that did not have a skills portion conducted.
- High March 5, 2025 Correction verified April 3, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The director did not use good judgment when yelling at staff in front of children.
- Medium High February 21, 2025 Correction verified April 3, 2025
746.3701(3): Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
The operation used space heaters in the classrooms that were not mounted.
- High February 21, 2025 Correction verified April 3, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
A caregiver was observed to yell at children and speak to them in a mean way.
- High February 21, 2025 Correction verified April 3, 2025
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
A caregiver treated a child harshly when she snatched an item from their hands causing the child to fall.
- High December 5, 2024 Correction verified January 14, 2025
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
One caregiver did not use good judgement when assisting a child to have a bowel movement.
- Medium High January 31, 2024 Correction verified March 28, 2024
746.305(a)(1): Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence
The operation did not report unsafe conditions in a timely manner.
- Medium High August 9, 2023 Correction verified August 14, 2023
746.1011(a): Director present-Minimum 75%
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. The assigned director was working part time hours while at the operation
- High January 3, 2023 Correction verified January 11, 2023
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Operation is not following conditions of two staff members with provisional background checks.
- High January 3, 2023 Correction verified January 11, 2023
746.5625(c): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
Staff are not aware of use the child safety alarm in the van used to transport children.
- Medium January 3, 2023 Correction verified January 11, 2023
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Feeding schedules are not kept updated monty for infants not ready for table food.
- Medium July 18, 2022 Correction verified July 29, 2022
746.701(1): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
The operation uses their own form, that does not include all the same information required when a child has a medical emergency.
- Medium High March 7, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.1203(11): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregiver
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. Caregivers did not share vital information when an infant was moved to another class.
- Medium High March 7, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.2431(2): Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. Caregivers did not update daily reports one two separate days.
- High March 7, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.2419(4): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Regular Meals and Snacks
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. An infant was not fed the regular meals provided by the parent.
- High March 3, 2022 Correction verified March 9, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present without a cleared background check.
- High March 3, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. The owner did not follow all the the conditions of the provisional background check.
- Medium High March 3, 2022 Correction verified March 9, 2022
746.1609: Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
A classroom was observed to be over ratio by two children.
- Medium High March 3, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.3301(i): Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A child's daily report showed they were given food during the day they were allergic to.
- Medium High March 3, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. The director left the operation the previous week and licensing had not been notified at the time of the investigation inspection.
- Medium High March 1, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
This standard was reviewed in part of an investigation and found to be deficient. A child did not receive a timely diaper change during their time in care.
- Medium High March 1, 2022 Correction verified April 14, 2022
746.2431: Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A parent did not receive a daily report for the child's daily activities, diapers, and feeding.
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