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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 4 cited deficiencies dated March 27, 2026 (4 High risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 4 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
High risk · AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited (746.1201(4)) Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2026; correction verified May 12, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: The narrative states that this standard was found deficient during a DFPS investigation, without describing what happened.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment (746.2805(1)) Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2026; correction verified May 12, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Children were made to do jumping jacks as punishment.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling (746.2805(3)) Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2026; correction verified May 12, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: A child sustained a fractured tibia when a caregiver put the child down roughly on the floor.
High risk · Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play (746.2805(9)) Cited March 27, 2026 (correction date recorded: May 7, 2026; correction verified May 12, 2026; technical assistance given). What the record describes: Active play was withheld from a child as punishment.
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.
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 4 cited deficiencies for The Goddard School in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High).
Records list 7 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-03.
HHSC risk weights of citations
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Medium High
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Medium
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Medium Low
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HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Based on the evidence gathered during the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child sustained a fractured tibia due to being put down on the floor roughly by a caregiver.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-07. Correction verified: 2026-05-12.
Based on the evidence gathered during the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child sustained a fractured tibia due to being put down on the floor roughly by a caregiver.
Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Activity Area
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-12-05. Correction verified: Not recorded.
It was found during the inspection the operation had 24 infants in care and their permit only allows for 18. This was corrected at the inspection when I measured an additional infant room.
Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-12-05. Correction verified: 2022-12-16.
It was found during the inspection the operation had reduced ratio during naptime with an infant present.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=538551
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