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Goddard School

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At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 315 children.
  • The Goddard School franchise; the brand is owned by Sycamore Partners (private equity).

What the state has found

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Licensing inspections

  • Jul 9, 20262 citations
    • 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible forHigh
      • “Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for. One caregiver did not know the ages of the children in their care.”

        746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    • 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh
      • “The operation did not have a current fire inspection during the inspection. The fire inspection was conducted on 7/10/26.”

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

  • Sep 10, 20252 citations
    • 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions CurrentMedium High
      • “One out of ten children files was missing an immunization record.”

        746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    • 746.3809 - Medication No Longer UsedMedium
      • “One child's medication was expired.”

        746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

  • Dec 13, 20222 citations
    • 746.5537(a)(3) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and InstallationMedium High
      • “During the walk through there was no documentation for carbon monoxide testing. This was corrected at inspection when the carbon monoxide check was documented.”

        746.5537(a)(3) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation

    • 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months RequiredMedium High
      • “During the inspection a caregiver did not have documentation of SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Early Brain Development.”

        746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

  • Mar 8, 20221 citation
    • 746.613(a) - Required ImmunizationsHigh
      • “Three out of 12 children's files reviewed, needed updated immunization records on file.”

        746.613(a) - Required Immunizations

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
July 9, 2026
On file
4 visits since March 2022 — all of them cited findings · 6 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for. One caregiver did not know the ages of the children in their care. · July 9, 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 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · July 9, 2026

746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for · High

Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for. One caregiver did not know the ages of the children in their care.

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

The operation did not have a current fire inspection during the inspection. The fire inspection was conducted on 7/10/26.

State licensing record

Oct 2025 Complaint

Complaint · October 13, 2025

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

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a child was left unsupervised outside for approximately 20 minutes.

State licensing record

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 10, 2025

746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current · Medium High

One out of ten children files was missing an immunization record.

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium

One child's medication was expired.

State licensing record

Aug 2025 Complaint 4 findings

Complaint · August 11, 2025

Reported to the state by the program

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

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

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to notify parents immediately of a situation that placed a child at risk.

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

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation did not share a copy of an incident report with a parent and obtain the parent's signature withing 48 hours of when the incident occurred.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation within two days of a situation that placed a child at risk.

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

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that a caregiver failed to supervise a child when a child was left alone in a classroom during a transition from the classroom to the gym.

State licensing record

Apr 2025 Complaint

Complaint · April 25, 2025

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

Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation did not have the parent sign an incident report within 48 hours of becoming aware that the child received medical treatment.

State licensing record

Oct 2023 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · October 30, 2023

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

It was found that a caregiver failed to maintain visual and auditory awareness of children's going activities.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk · High

It was found that the operation was aware of a situation that placed a child at risk and failed to notify Childcare Regulation of that occurrence.

State licensing record

Jan 2023 Complaint 2 findings

Complaint · January 10, 2023

Reported to the state by the program

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

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

During the investigation it was found that the operation did not notify the parents of an incident involving a child being left on the playground until 3 days after the incident occurred.

746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children · High

A child enrolled at the operation was left unsupervised on one of the playgrounds for approximately 5 minutes. During the investigation the classroom was observed and training for caregiver was reviewed and operation has met compliance following the situation.

State licensing record

Dec 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · December 13, 2022

746.5537(a)(3) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation · Medium High

During the walk through there was no documentation for carbon monoxide testing. This was corrected at inspection when the carbon monoxide check was documented.

746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required · Medium High

During the inspection a caregiver did not have documentation of SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Early Brain Development.

State licensing record

Jun 2022 Complaint

Complaint · June 17, 2022

Reported to the state by the program

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

746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization · Medium High

Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was determined that the childcare facility did not report, within the required timeframe, a child injury requiring medical treatment by a health-care professional.

State licensing record

Mar 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 8, 2022

746.613(a) - Required Immunizations · High

Three out of 12 children's files reviewed, needed updated immunization records on file.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(512) 258-5292
Address
1905 El Salido Pkwy, Cedar Park, 78613
License
877325

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State record

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

Details

The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.com

Goddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com

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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