Austin · Licensed center
The Goddard School
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 166 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
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.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Dec 17, 20251 citation
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)Medium Low
“A notarized affidavit was missing from a personnel file”
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Mar 14, 20241 citation
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
“Two children are missing the required immunization.”
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Jun 1, 20222 citations
746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire MarshalMedium High
“The operation's last documented fire inspection was in October 2020.”
746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets RequirementsMedium
“6 out of 10 staff files reviewed were missing proof of education.”
746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- December 17, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since June 2022 — all of them cited findings · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- High —
It was found through an investigation that two children were left unattended on the playground.
· March 2, 2023
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.
Dec 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 17, 2025
746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) · Medium Low
A notarized affidavit was missing from a personnel file
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 14, 2024
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two children are missing the required immunization.
Mar 2023 Complaint
Complaint · March 2, 2023
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
It was found through an investigation that two children were left unattended on the playground.
Jun 2022 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · June 1, 2022
746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements · Medium
6 out of 10 staff files reviewed were missing proof of education.
746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal · Medium High
The operation's last documented fire inspection was in October 2020.
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A day here
7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents
- Updates for parents
- Daily updates via the Goddard Family Hub app (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
How they teach
Play-based
“Visit your local Goddard School to learn more about our play-based approach to learning and the costs associated based on your individual needs.”
Who cares for your child
Jennifer (On-site Owner) since 2014.
12 years · Austin-area median 20, among 39 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (512) 910-8456
- Address
- 5145 Ranch Road 620 N Bldg H, Austin, 78732
- License
- 1554914
- Established
- 2014
We couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, sick and biting policies, and who owns it. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources 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.
How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 goddardschool.com
Who cares for your child
- Staff goddardschool.com
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Updates for parents — Checked July 2026 goddardschool.com
- Hours — Checked July 2026 goddardschool.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 goddardschool.com
- Ages they serve, Established — Checked July 2026 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.