Goddard School, The
Goddard School, The is a licensed child care center in Brentwood, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #24 of 37 centers in Brentwood and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Infants have been supervised by an aide without a qualified teacher which is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
teacher handled a child in a rough manner which is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. *Repeat violations will result in a civil penalty of $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
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Common questions
Does Goddard School, The take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Goddard School, The had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 18, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Goddard School, The?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Goddard School, The compare with other daycares in Brentwood?
It is #24 of 37 centers in Brentwood by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Goddard School, The last inspected?
Dec 3, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Goddard School, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Goddard School, The for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Brentwood, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Goddard School, The?
The licensee is Hvg Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Katherine Espanol Rivas.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 073408899 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.