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Amazing Explorers Academy Goodnight Ranch

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 237 children.

What the state has found

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Licensing inspections

  • Jul 7, 20262 citations
    • 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh
      • “The operation did not conduct a annual fire inspection, the last inspection was June 2025.”

        746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    • 746.3809 - Medication No Longer UsedMedium
      • “One child's inhaler was expired in June 2026 and one child's epi-pen expired May 2025.”

        746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

  • Dec 29, 20251 citation
    • 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)Low
      • “Two caregivers did not have their affadaivits notorized.”

        746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)

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State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
July 11, 2026
On file
2 visits since December 2025 — both cited findings · 3 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — The teacher did not have an iPad to properly conduct a name to face check. The teacher was not familiar with the children in care and had been relying on the children for help with names. There was no name to face check conducted, and a child was in the restroom when the class left the classroom for 5 minutes before another parent found him alone. · July 11, 2026

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Jul 2026 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · July 11, 2026

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium

The incident report was signed by the director on 7/6/2026, by the caregiver on 7/10/2026, and not signed by the parent.

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 · High

The teacher did not have an iPad to properly conduct a name to face check. The teacher was not familiar with the children in care and had been relying on the children for help with names. There was no name to face check conducted, and a child was in the restroom when the class left the classroom for 5 minutes before another parent found him alone.

State licensing record

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 7, 2026

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium

One child's inhaler was expired in June 2026 and one child's epi-pen expired May 2025.

746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months · High

The operation did not conduct a annual fire inspection, the last inspection was June 2025.

State licensing record

Jun 2026 Complaint 3 findings

Complaint · June 3, 2026

746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent · Medium

This investigation found that the incident report was not signed or shared with parent until weeks after the incident.

746.305(a)(3) - AP Report a Child In Care Showing Signs and Symptoms of Illness Requiring Hospitalization · Medium High

This investigation found that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was hospitalized due to being given the food they are allergic to.

746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child · Medium High

This investigation found that a child was served food they were allergic to.

State licensing record

Jun 2026 Complaint 3 findings

Complaint · June 2, 2026

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 · High

During a DFPS investigation, it was found that two toddlers were able to leave through the playground gate and run into the parking lot without adult supervision.

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children · Medium High

During a DFPS investigation, it was found that a caregiver left her coworker out of ratio with a group of children while she went inside to get something.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High

During a DFPS investigation, it was found that parents were not notified immediately about 2 children getting out of the playground and running to the parking lot alone.

State licensing record

Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 29, 2025

746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985) · Low

Two caregivers did not have their affadaivits notorized.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(512) 580-6002
Address
8749 Vertex Blvd., Austin, 78747
License
1817708

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.

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