Cedar Park · Licensed center
Goddard School
- Large center, licensed for 315 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What these mean, and where they come from
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.
Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, sick and biting policies.
What the state has found
This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.
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.
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.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 10, 2025
746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium
One child's medication was expired.
746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current · Medium High
One out of ten children files was missing an immunization 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.
746.1205(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.
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.
746.307(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.
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.
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.
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.
746.1203(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.
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.
Dec 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · December 13, 2022
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.
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.
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.
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.
Details
- Address
- 1905 El Salido Pkwy
- License
- 877325, active
- Chain
- The Goddard School, a franchiseSource: goddardschool.com
- Owner
- This school is owned by its franchisee. The Goddard School brand is owned by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm.The private-equity firm Sycamore Partners lists Goddard Systems as a current investment. sycamorepartners.comGoddard’s own site says “All Goddard Schools are independently owned and operated.” goddardschool.com
Do you run Goddard School? Shortlist has no ratios, policies or daily routine for it, because the state does not publish that. Adding it is free and takes about ten minutes.
Add what is missingSources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
State record
Every state visit and complaint on file, shown in full and never edited. Open a date to read what the state wrote.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Chain — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Owner — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com