Austin · Licensed center
The Goddard School in Austin Avery Ranch
At a glance
- Large play-based center, licensed for 230 children.
- Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
- The Goddard School franchise; the brand is owned by Sycamore Partners (private equity).
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
Oct 8, 20261 citation
746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health StatementMedium
“One child did not have a health statement available for review.”
746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
Dec 18, 20246 citations
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection for 2024.”
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, DateMedium High
“An inhaler for a child was not in its original container.”
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
“The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection on file.”
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All TimesMedium
“There was a sign on each classroom door stating parents arent allowed in the classrooms.”
746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times
746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours RequiredMedium
“A caregiver was short 18.5 hours of annual training.”
746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
“Two children did not have current immunization records.”
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- October 8, 2026
- On file
- 2 visits since December 2024 — both cited findings
- Most serious
- High —
The operation did not have a current fire inspection for 2024.
· December 18, 2024
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.
Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · October 8, 2026
746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement · Medium
One child did not have a health statement available for review.
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 6 findings
Licensing visit · December 18, 2024
746.3805(b)(1) - Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date · Medium High
An inhaler for a child was not in its original container.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High
The operation did not have a current sanitation inspection on file.
746.201(7) - Operation Open to Parents At All Times · Medium
There was a sign on each classroom door stating parents arent allowed in the classrooms.
746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required · Medium
A caregiver was short 18.5 hours of annual training.
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months · High
The operation did not have a current fire inspection for 2024.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
Two children did not have current immunization records.
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A day here
7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week
Updates for parents
- Updates for parents
- Goddard Family Hub app for daily photo/video updates (all Goddard schools)
How they teach
Play-based
“as they learn through play”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 828-3434
- Address
- 9313 Pearson Ranch Rd, Austin, 78717
- License
- 1683893
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 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, Who runs it — Checked October 2026 goddardschool.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 goddardschool.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sycamorepartners.com
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 goddardschool.com
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.