The Goddard School
9739 WORTHAM BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77065
License #1574396 | Expires: Jan 15, 2016
Compliance Summary
Inspection History
| Date | Type | Result | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | OTHER | Violations Found | 2 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| May 29, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| May 22, 2025 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | OTHER | Violations Found | 4 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 4 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| May 24, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| May 23, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 2 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 2 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | OTHER | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | OTHER | Violations Found | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
Violation Details
A child was observed to be sleeping with a bottle.
Corrected: Aug 8, 2025
There is sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgment by discussing children's behaviors in the classroom.
Corrected: Aug 22, 2025
There is sufficient evidence to support that children, ages 18 months and older are combined for an hour during opening time.
Corrected: Aug 22, 2025
The operation failed to call in substitute help to ensure compliance with regulations and to maintain the day-to-day smooth functioning of the operation.
Corrected: Feb 24, 2025
Caregivers were found to be withholding food and drink as a form of punishment.
Corrected: Mar 5, 2025
The operation failed to share a copy of the incident reports with the children's parents within 48 hours
Corrected: Mar 5, 2025
It was found that the operation is using different forms of prohibited punishment for discipline.
Corrected: Mar 5, 2025
The operation failed to report an incident that allegedly put a child at risk.
Corrected: Mar 5, 2025
The operation did not self-report the incident.
Corrected: Dec 12, 2024
The infant classroom was out of ratio. There were 5 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: An additional caregiver stepped into the room to assist. The first steps classroom was out of ratio. There were 7 children to 1 caregiver. Corrected: Two children were transferred to a different classroom.
Corrected: Aug 27, 2024
The operation did not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was date /3/2023
The operation does not follow the special request of the parents for the care of their children.
The proper diaper changing steps are not being followed at the operation.
The operation is not providing daily information to the parents.
The toddler classroom does not have the same caregiver on a consistent basis.
The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.
The operations classrooms are out of ratio at times.
A caregiver disciplined children by use of corporal punishment. A caregiver threatened to withhold active play, use of hand, and other objects to address discipline.
The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.
The proper level of supervision was not maintained. The caregivers were unaware of how the child incurred the injury.
The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement with the inappropriate joke of stating she bit a child in care.
The proper diaper changing steps were not followed when a child's diaper was only changed once after being in care for over 8 hours.
During the review of children's records 3 out of the 10 records evaluated was found to be missing required information for the emergency contact person.
During the review of children records 2 out of the10 records evaluated was found to be missing the food allergy emergency plans.
During the walkthrough I obseved 1 caregiver caring for 12 children with a SAG of 2 years. The cargiver was over ratio by 1. This was corrected when the director divided the children into two classrooms.
Caregiver is completing janitorial duties in the bathrooms during naptime and while counted in ratio. Caregiver failing to intervene to stop and prevent inappropriate child to child touching.
During the walkthrough a caregiver stated they were caring for 12 children, I counted 14 children in the classroom.
During revview of the centers operational policies, the policies were found to not have included promotion of physical activities.
During review of Fire Safety the operation was found to not have a current fire inspection as required by minumum standards.
Although the operation conducted a fire drill for the month of September there was no documentation. This was corrected when the director completed the documention.
During the walkthrough I observed a 6 month old asleep in a restrictive device for approximately 15 minutes. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child and placed the child in the crib.
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The operation did not have current feeding instructions for 1 infant not yet eating table food.
During review of personnel 2 out of 10 records evaluated did not completed all 24 hours of required annual training.
During review of records 1 out of 10 records evaluated did not have an allergy plan for a diagnosed allergy listed.
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Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.