The Goddard School (The Greater Heights)

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Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77008
Street address: 835 W 23rd St
Phone: (832) 930-7553
Capacity: 207
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: October 3, 2019
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 1 cited deficiency dated August 18, 2026 (1 Medium risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 1 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days (746.2421(b))
Cited August 18, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 1, 2026; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: One child's infant feeding form was not updated and signed by the parent within 30 days.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 1 cited deficiency for The Goddard School (The Greater Heights) in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 Medium).

Records list 5 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-18.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	0
Medium High	0
Medium	1
Medium Low	0
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-08-18 · 746.2421(b) · Medium

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

One child's infant feediing form was not updated and signed by the parent within 30 days.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-01

Full citation history from HHSC (12)

2026-08-18 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
One child's infant feediing form was not updated and signed by the parent within 30 days.
2023-09-11 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-29. Correction verified: 2023-09-13.
A caregiver in the infant classroom did not have the required first aid training and has been at the operation for more than 90 days.
2023-09-11 · 746.4135(b) · Medium
Children's Products- Annual Certification
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-11. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The operations child product certification expired on 8/16/2022,
2023-09-11 · 746.5205(1) · Medium High
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-15. Correction verified: 2023-10-11.
The operation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of August.
2023-09-11 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-11. Correction verified: Not recorded.
One child did not wash their hands after using the restroom. Corrected: When the caregiver sent the child to wash their hands.
2023-09-11 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-29. Correction verified: 2023-09-28.
The older children's playground area is missing unitary surfacing materials at the bottom of the slide.
2023-09-11 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-09-11. Correction verified: Not recorded.
One caregiver is missing 3 hours of annual training year 3-25-2022 to 3-25-2023. Corrected: When 3 hours of training was taken from training year 3-25-2023 to 3-24-2024.
2023-09-11 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-29. Correction verified: 2023-09-13.
A caregiver in the infant classroom did not have the required CPR training and has been at the operation for more than 90 days.
2022-09-12 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-16. Correction verified: 2022-09-14.
A caregiver is missing three hours of annual training for training year 5/2021 to 5/2022. Another caregiver is missing five hours of annual training for training year 3/2020 to 3/2021. Corrected: When used the caregiver five hours for the current training year 3/2021 to 3/2022 year.
2022-09-12 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-15. Correction verified: 2022-09-14.
A child was missing an emergency contact information in their file.
2022-09-12 · 746.1107(2) · Medium High
Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-09-21. Correction verified: 2022-09-16.
An caregiver dose not have qualifications for having a high school diploma.
2021-11-24 · 746.305(a)(4) · Medium High
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-12-01. Correction verified: 2021-12-10.
This operation have had multiple COVID-19 cases that went unreported to licensing.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1328792

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.